GINGERBREAD CASTLE:
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For Gingerbread:
Position rack in center
o butter mixture and knead for 1 minute. Cover with plastic
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add egg and mix well.
Add dry pudding mix and flour and spices.
Mix well.
Roll dough 1/4 inch thick and cut with gingerbread man cutter or shape gingerbread man by taking small pieces and shaping it free hand.
Add decorations.
Bake on greased sheet in 350\u00b0F oven for 10 minutes.
Makes enough dough for 6-7 gingerbread men.
Have fun and enjoy!
ub Tart Shells and Gingerbread Men:
For the wet ingredients, using
nch thickness.
Using a gingerbread man cookie cutter, cut out 14
nch thickness.
Cut with gingerbread man cookie cutter. Place 1 inch
Cream butter and brown sugar; add molasses and blend.
In a separate bowl, blend all other ingredients and then combine with butter mixture.
Cover dough and chill until firm.
Roll out chilled dough on a floured surface.
Cut out gingerbread man shapes with cookie cutter.
Place on buttered cookie sheet.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes.
After cooked, decorate and ice.
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Use a large gingerbread-man cookie cutter to cut the
Preheat the oven to 430 degrees F.
Cut out pastry with a 2 or 3 inch gingerbread man cookie cutter, and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
Brush the with the egg wash.
Place 2 teaspoons of parmesan and a pinch of cayenne pepper or paprika on each round along with some sprinkles of fresh thyme leaves.
Bake for 10 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
Combine ingredients.
Use enough flour to make stiff and easy to handle.
Refrigerate.
Flour hands to handle.
Make balls and roll out and cut with gingerbread man cutter.
Place on pan.
Have parts barely touching, they spread out.
Bake on ungreased pan at 350\u00b0, 13-15 minutes.
Remove quickly from pan.
Wrap in Saran Wrap and hang on tree to soften.
Then eat.
n waxed paper and refrigerate for several hours.
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Cream shortening, sugar and molasses together.
Add egg.
Stir in flour with soda, baking powder, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. Chill dough.
Then roll out dough 1/4-inch thick and cut with gingerbread man cookie cutter.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Combine cake mix, flour, eggs, oil, molasses and ginger (mixture will be soft).
Refrigerate 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured surface.
Cut with gingerbread man cookie cutter.
Place on ungreased baking sheet 3 inches apart.
Decorate with assorted candies, decors or raisins.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges start to brown.
Remove immediately to cooling rack. Makes 12 to 14 (6-inch) men.
For Cake:.
Beat gradually 1/
Using a 2\" (5 cm) gingerbread man-shaped cookie cutter, cut 8
These gingerbread men are both fun and
nch thickness.
Cut with gingerbread man cutter.
Transfer to greased
Cream butter and sugar.
Stir in egg and molasses.
Sift flour with remaining ingredients and fold into batter.
Chill dough for 2 hours.
Divide dough in 4 portions.
Roll portion on floured board; cut with gingerbread man cutter.
Bake on greased cookie sheet for 10 minutes at 375\u00b0.
Cool on racks.
Makes 24 cookies.
loured surface.
Cut with gingerbread man cookie cutter. Place cutout cookies