Recipes

Our play dough recipe

1 Cup of Plain Flour

1 Cup of Water with added colouring of your choice

½ Cup of Salt

1 Tablespoon of cooking oil

3 Teaspoons of Cream of Tartar

Put all ingredients into a saucepan, and stir while cooking over a medium heat until the desired consistency is obtained.

Gingerbread Men

350 Gram Plain flour (12 oz)

1 Teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda

2 Teaspoon Ground ginger

110 Gram Butter, diced (4 oz)

175 Gram Soft light brown sugar (6 oz)

4 Tablespoon Golden syrup

1 Egg, beaten

Currants, to decorate

Method

Pre-heat oven to 190 °C / 375 °F / Gas 5.

Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger into a mixing bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, then stir in the sugar. Beat the syrup into the egg, then stir into the flour mixture. Mix together to make a smooth dough. Knead the dough until smooth, then divide in half. Roll out, half at a time, on a floured surface until about 5 mm ( 1/4 inch) thick.

Using a gingerbread man cutter, cut out gingerbread men until all the dough has been used up, re-rolling and cutting the trimmings. Repeat with the second half of the dough. Place the gingerbread men on greased baking sheets and decorate with currants to represent eyes and buttons. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Leave on the baking sheets to cool slightly, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.