Name: Gingerbread gift jars
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 1 x 450g jar
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100g soft light brown sugar; 1 tsp ginger; ¼ tsp allspice; ¼ tsp cinnamon; 50g chopped crystallised ginger; 225g plain flour; ½ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

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Gingerbread gift jars

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Makes 1 x 450g jar

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

No cook

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Layer a jar with ingredients for delicious ginger biscuits and present as a thoughtful homemade gift

Freezable (after baking)

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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100g soft light brown sugar
1 tsp ginger
¼ tsp allspice
¼ tsp cinnamon
50g chopped crystallised ginger
225g plain flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal184
fat11g
saturates7g
carbs21g
sugars13g
fibre0g
protein1g
salt0.4g

low

Method

step 1

Mix sugar with ginger, allspice and cinnamon. Spoon into a jar and pack down tightly. Add a layer of crystallised ginger. Mix flour with baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and spoon on top of the ginger. Put on the lid, decorate with ribbons and a cookie cutter.
step 2

Label with cooking instructions: Mix 150g melted butter with 1 tbsp golden syrup and 1 egg yolk. Add to the dry ingredients, mix well, then knead to a dough. Chill for 15 mins then roll out. Cut into biscuits and bake at 200C/180C fan/gas 6 for 8-10 mins. Cool on a wire rack.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2012

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