Name: Gingerbread decorations
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 1 egg; 50ml rapeseed oil; 10-12 tsp granulated artificial sweetener; 125g wholemeal flour; half tsp baking powder; 2 tsp ground ginger; edible gold spray or paint

Edible and fun decorations to make with children. Stars or bells look great hanging on the tree and last 2-3 weeks – if you can resist them that long!

Serves

Prep

20 minutes

Cook

10 minutes

Each 12g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal

Carbs

4.6g

Fibre

0.7g

Protein

1.2g

Fat

2.3g

Saturates

0.2g

Sugars

0.1g

Salt

0.04g

Fruit/Veg Portion

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Ingredients

1 egg

50ml rapeseed oil

10-12 tsp granulated artificial sweetener

125g wholemeal flour

half tsp baking powder

2 tsp ground ginger

edible gold spray or paint

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Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180°C/gas 4.

Step 2

Beat the egg in a bowl. Add the oil and artificial sweetener, and mix well.

Step 3

Stir in the flour, baking powder and ginger, and mix again.

Step 4

Roll out the mixture to about 1cm thick and cut out your chosen shapes. If hanging on a tree, carefully make a hole for ribbon in one end with a skewer or chopstick. Roll out the leftover dough and cut out more shapes as you go.

Step 5

Place on a lightly oiled baking tray and cook for 8–10 minutes.

Step 6

Place on a rack to cool and decorate with the silver or gold paint. Thread the ribbons through and knot to make a loop. Hang on your tree.

Recipe tips

If you’re hanging the biscuits, after 3-4 minutes cooking time check the holes are still open and if necessary carefully press the skewer or chopstick through again while they are on the baking sheet.
You could add cinnamon or a pinch of cloves for a different flavour.