School holidays are fast approaching and making Gluten-Free Gingerbread Men is a healthy activity the entire family will enjoy!

GLUTEN-FREE GINGERBREAD MEN RECIPE

Makes: 10-15 Gingerbread Men

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Baking Time: 10 minutes

Oven Temperature: 170ºC

Ingredients 

• 500ml (275g) gluten-free cake flour
• 7ml ground ginger
• 3ml ground mixed spices
• 2,5ml bicarbonate of soda
• 135ml (125g) butter
• 145ml (125g) brown sugar
• 30ml golden syrup
• Icing and sweets to decorate (check that the sweets are gluten-free)

Method: 

1. Sieve the flour, spices and bicarbonate of soda together.
2. Rub in the butter.
3. Stir in the sugar and syrup, and add a little water if the mixture is too dry.
4. Roll out between two sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick.
5. Use ginger bread men cutters to cut out shapes.
6. Place the biscuits on a greased and lined tray.
7. Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes.
8. Cool completely before decorating.
9. Decorate with icing and sweets and enjoy!