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3 CUPS OF FLOUR
1 TEASPOON OF GROUND CINNAMON
1 TABLESPOON OF GROUND GINGER
1/4 CUP OF HONEY
1 CUP OF SUGAR
2 LARGE EGGS
1 TABLESPOON WARM WATER
PREHEAT OVEN TO 325F DEGREES. SIFT TOGETHER FIRST THREE DRY INGREDIENTS
IN A LARGE BOWL SET ASIDE
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PUT HONEY IN MICROWAVE FOR 30 SECONDS ADD SUGAR AND STIR ADD TWO LARGE EGGS AND WATER AND WHIP TOGETHER.
PUT DRY INGREDIENTS IN MIXER BOWL AND ADD YOUR HONEY ,EGG,SUGAR AND WATER MIXTURE AND BLEND WELL PUT DOUGH HOOK ON AND KNEAD FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO ASBORB THE HONEY.
LIGHTLY FLOUR SURFACE AND ROLL YOUR GINGERBREAD THE DISIRED THICKNESS DEPENDING ON IF IT IS WALL OR ROOF SECTIONS OR ACESSORIES FOR YOUR HOUSE.
LAY PATTERN PIECES ON DOUGH AND CUT WITH A SHARP KNIFE OR PIZZA CUTTER.
TRANSFER PIECES ONTO LIGHTLY GREASED COOKIE SHEET.
BAKE 15-30 MINUTES DEPENDING ON THE THICKNESS .
YOU CAN ALSO COLOR YOUR GINGERBREAD DOUGH BEFORE IT IS BAKED USING PASTE COLOR. 1 TEASPOON OF GROUND CLOVES WILL ALSO ADD A DEEPER COLOR TO YOUR GINGERBREAD DOUGH AND CAN BE ADDED WITH OUT CHANGING THE TEXTURE OF THE DOUGH.
I just wanted to thank you for this recipe. I was worried about how rough kids would be on gingerbread but this recipe made for very strong pieces. In place of the honey I used half honey and half molasses and got a darker brown color on the finished product. Also thanks for the small house plans. It was the perfect size for kids to work on their own individually.
I used this recipe exclusively this year and build 3 display size houses. I replaced all of the honey with molasses. It was a bit stickier so I had to use a little more flour, but I really liked the finished product. And, it is an easy recipe to make over and over again in the mixer.
Just wondering if I could use molasses instead of honey and dark brown sugar instead of white sugar? I am trying to get a really really dark gingerbread from a BIG project.
Yes - last year I replaced all of the honey with molasses - the dough was a little stickier so needed more flour, but other than that it was a great and easy dough to make.
Since you heat-up the molasss (honey), I would think that any sugar would work since it melts fairly easy.
