Gingerbread Men

By chelyc13

Ingredients

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teas baking powder
• 1/4 teas baking soda
• 1 scant tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teas cloves
• 1 teas ginger
• 1/2 teas salt
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup dark molasses
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/4 teas allspice

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Into a bowl, sift 3 cups all purpose flour. Add 1 1/2 teas baking powder, 1/4 teas baking soda
1 scant tblsp cinnamon, 1 teas cloves and 1 teas ginger, both ground, and 1/2 teas salt. Sift the mixture. In another bowl, combine 1 cup brown sugar, 2/3 cup dark molasses, 1/2 cup butter softened, 1 beaten egg, and 1/4 teas allspice, and mix all together well. Stir the brown sugar mixture into the dry mixture and snead until all the flour has been worked in.

Chill the dough overnight to round out the flavors of the spices and make it easier to roll out.

Divide the dough and roll it, half at a time, into a sheet 1/3 inch thick. Cut out the gingerbread men with a floured cutter. Transfer the forms to a buttered baking sheet and use pieces of seedless raisins and candied fruits or nuts to make the eyes, nose, and mouth. Bake the gingerbread men in a moderately hot oven 375 for 12 minutes, or until they are lightly browned. The gingerbread men may be hung on the Christmas tree.