Gingerbread bunting

I've decided to start one of my new year resolutions early and take advantage of not working this Christmas by baking lots! Although I want to rejoin the gym next year, theres no harm in a treat every now and again, after all baking on Sundays instead of lounging in bed all day counts as some exercise right? Gingerbread is always top of my baking list during the festive season and whats better than combining baking and home decor! The recipe I followed requires very little ingredients and the method to create this bunting is super easy to follow. 

You will need:

350g of plain flour

1tsp of bicarbonate soda 

2tsp ground ginger

1tsp ground cinnamon

125g butter

175g brown sugar

1 egg

4tbsp golden syrup

Start by adding the flour, bicarbonate soda, ginger and cinnamon into a bowl and mix. Next add the butter in and mix until it looks like breadcrumbs and finally stir in the sugar. After beating the egg and golden syrup together, you should add it to the initial mixture and clump it all together. When you've created your mixture, you need to briefly knead the dough and clingfilm it in the fridge for 15 minutes. While your mixture is in the fridge, preheat your oven to 180C and line a couple of baking trays with greaseproof paper. After your dough has been refrigerated, roll it to about 0.5cm thickness and cut your shapes out (during this step make sure you flour your surface.) Before baking pierce a hole or two in the chest of the gingerbread men and then put in the oven for around 10-12 minutes. Check your gingerbread and if done move them over to a cooling rack until hard enough to thread without breaking. Thread the biscuits with a ribbon of your choice and finally hang somewhere around your house (keep away from children or pet's reach!)