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Ingredients
Gingerbread Men
- ½ inch fresh ginger
- 5 oz sugar
- 6 oz unsalted butter cut into pieces
- 4 oz molasses
- 2 oz maple syrup
- 3 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 18 oz all-purpose flour plus extra to dust
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
Royal Icing
- 14 oz sugar divided
-
1
egg white from a large pasteurized egg
or 3 tbsp liquid egg whites, pasteurized - 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp hot water
- food coloring (e.g., red, green, silver, blue, gold)
- Nutrition
- per 1 piece
- Calories
- 193 kcal / 808 kJ
- Protein
- 2 g
- Fat
- 5 g
- Carbohydrates
- 36 g
- Fibre
- 1 g