Name: Oma's Gingerbread recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 100
Ingredients: 250 g butter; 1 1/4 cups brown sugar; 3 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1/4 cup lukewarm water; 6 tbs golden syrup; 5 cups plain flour; 1 tbs ground ginger; 2 tbs ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground cloves

by Soakey Last updated on 07/09/2019

Original gingerbread recipe, perfect for creating houses, lanterns and traditional Christmas biscuits. Keeps well for up to 3 months. - Soakey

Ingredients

250 g butter
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
3 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 cup lukewarm water
6 tbs golden syrup
5 cups plain flour
1 tbs ground ginger
2 tbs ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves

Method

Step 1

Cream together the butter and brown sugar.
Step 2

Add the bicarbonate of soda dissolved in a little warm water. Add the golden syrup and stir well.
Step 3

Combine the spices and flour one cup at a time.
Step 4

When the dough is soft, but firm in to touch, don't add any more flour.
Step 5

Roll out half of the mixture on a floured work surface to approximately 0.5 cm thick. Cut out shapes and place on papered tray.
Step 6

Bake at 180C for approximately 15 minutes until golden.
Step 7

Remove from oven, allow to cool before decorating.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

I use this recipe for making gingerbread houses every year. The extra spices make this taste a little different from other gingerbread, better, in my own opinion.

I also love cinnamon, but if you prefer, simply omit it, and increase the ginger to 2 tablespoons.

It doesn't sag when building houses, and lets you bake them a month in advance, which makes it easy at Christmas time. Keep airtight if you want them to last for a while.