Latvian Gingerbread Biscuits

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 450 g all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch salt
• 125 g unsalted butter, cubed
• 400 g caster sugar
• 4 1/2 tablespoons golden syrup (corn syrup is a good substitute)
• 2 eggs, beaten

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cayenne and salt into a large mixing bowl.
• 2 add the butter and sugar and rub until the butter is absorbed and the mixture has a sandy texture.
• 3 mix in the syrup and enough of the beaten egg to make a fairly stiff, smooth dough.
• 4 shape the dough into a ball and wrap in cling film.
• 5 place the dough in the fridge to firm up for at least 45 minutes.
• 6 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f and grease a couple of non-stick baking sheets.
• 7 roll out the dough to 3 mm thickness.
• 8 cut the biscuits into your desired shapes and place on the prepared baking sheets.
• 9 bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown then set aside to cool on the baking sheets.
• 10 decorate the biscuits with piped royal icing.
• 11 store in an airtight container.