Seasonal Delights

Embrace the festive spirit with our curated collection of holiday-themed recipes that promise to add a magical touch to your gatherings. We asked our members and University students for some family recipes this holiday season and here they are! If you have anything to add please send them into us and we will feature them!

Helen’s Gluten Free Ginger Bread Men

Ingredients

100 grams softened butter
50 grams dark brown sugar
30 grams caster sugar
3 tbsp golden syrup
200 grams gluten free flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp mixed spice
1/4 tsp salt

To Decorate

220 grams icing sugar
1 egg white/equivalent of egg white powder
2 drops vanilla essence
2 tbsp of water (to make the icing runny)
Red and green food colouring
Gluten Free Sprinkles
Chocolate (optional)

Get Baking

In a large bowl, beat together the softened butter, brown sugar, and caster sugar until light and combined.
Add in the golden syrup and beat again.
Add in all the dry ingredients, the gluten free flour, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, mixed spice, and salt.
Combine with your hands until you have formed a smooth dough. Let the dough rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 180° Celsius/350° Fahrenheit on bake.
Once chilled, roll out the dough on a lightly floured until under a centimetre thick.
Cut out the gingerbread however you like, and re-roll until all the dough is used up.
Bake in the oven for 12 minutes, or until browning around the edges.
Once cooked, remove from the oven and let them cool completely.
Once cool, make the royal icing by combining the egg white/prepared egg white powder with the icing sugar, and vanilla essence.
Gently add in the water until you have a smooth but pipe-able consistency. Divide the icing into three bowls and add the respective colours into each bowl and mix until you have a smooth colour.
Pipe the gingerbread cookies however you like, I also like to dip their extremities into chocolate and then in sprinkles, which was a classic at my favourite bakery growing up!