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Step 13Making gingerbread!
I chose to go with a recipe by Delia for my ninjabread men.
She suggests:
Heat them, stirring all the while until the ingredients start to bubble. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter/marge and the bicarbonate of soda.
Next, stir in the flour until it comes together into a smooth dough. You may need to add more flour than suggested above.... I did!
Allow the dough to cool then roll out on a floured surface, or a silicone rolling pad if you have one. Roll it to 3-5mm thick then massacre it with your new ninjabread cutters!
Transfer to a greased pan or baking parchment.
Bake for 10-15 minutes. They're done when they're firm but you can still leave a finger impression by pushing down.
Allow them to cool for as long as you can stand, then fight them. Loser gets eaten!
She suggests:
- 3 oz (75 g) soft brown sugar, sieved
- 2 tablespoons golden syrup
- 1 tablespoon black treacle
- 1 level teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 level teaspoon ginger
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- finely grated rind ½ orange
- 3½ oz (95 g) butter or margarine
- ½ level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- about 8 oz (225 g) plain flour
- 3 caps full of black food colouring - everyone knows black ninjas are the stealthiest
- a handful of chopped crystallised ginger, gingerbread ninjas might need a bit of an extra kick to keep up with regular ninjas (thanks for the suggestions Kiteman)
Heat them, stirring all the while until the ingredients start to bubble. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter/marge and the bicarbonate of soda.
Next, stir in the flour until it comes together into a smooth dough. You may need to add more flour than suggested above.... I did!
Allow the dough to cool then roll out on a floured surface, or a silicone rolling pad if you have one. Roll it to 3-5mm thick then massacre it with your new ninjabread cutters!
Transfer to a greased pan or baking parchment.
Bake for 10-15 minutes. They're done when they're firm but you can still leave a finger impression by pushing down.
Allow them to cool for as long as you can stand, then fight them. Loser gets eaten!
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Do you think I could make these cutters out of Acrylic Strip? It will be easier to bend using a heat gun /hairdryer.
I would mkae the templates out of MDF which would be a little taller than the acrylic strip.
Will have a go and let you know the results.
Mike look at this for a school project?
Can make other shapes, if the acrylic works out?