Yup. It's me, teaching you guys how to cook stuff! Kinda. Sorta. We'll start with something simple, but feel free to share stuff if you wish~
Warning/Disclaimer: TheRealWren is not responsible for unintended side-effects such as setting your kitchen on fire, burning your food, breaking teeth, causing spontaneous explosions or sugar overdoses~
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Honey/Gingerbread Jumbles.
For this, you'll need~:
75 grams of butter. Or 2.6 ounces. Or 2/3rds of a cup. Either or.
1/2 cup of clear honey.
1 & 1/2 cups of plain flour
1 teaspoon of ground ginger
1 teaspoon of mixed spice. Any will do.
1/2 teaspoon of bicarb soda.
1 & 1/2 tablespoons of milk.
As for the icing~
1 egg white.
1 & 1/2 cup of icing sugar.
A few drops of pink food coloring.
Now, let's get started! :D
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Or 350 degrees F. Line two baking tray with baking paper. Combine the butter and honey in small saucepan, stir over a moderate heat for about two minutes until melted and smooth. Set this aside to cool slightly.
2. Sift dry ingredients (that's everything else that isn't a liquid. :P) into a large bowl and make a sort of well at the center. Add the honey/butter mix and the milk. Stir until smooth and then cover with plastic food wrap. Let it chill for about 30 minutes or when it's firm.
3. Divide your dough into 4 portions. Roll these out into logs and cut into as many pieces as you wish. Shape them into an oval, place on the trays and give them rood to spread. Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly brown.
4. Let them cool for five minutes on a wire rack, then spread with icing. To make icing, whisk your egg white until frothy, sift in the the icing sugar and stir until smooth. Add pink food coloring if you wish.
And that's it~. Enjoy~ :D
Warning/Disclaimer: TheRealWren is not responsible for unintended side-effects such as setting your kitchen on fire, burning your food, breaking teeth, causing spontaneous explosions or sugar overdoses~
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Honey/Gingerbread Jumbles.
For this, you'll need~:
75 grams of butter. Or 2.6 ounces. Or 2/3rds of a cup. Either or.
1/2 cup of clear honey.
1 & 1/2 cups of plain flour
1 teaspoon of ground ginger
1 teaspoon of mixed spice. Any will do.
1/2 teaspoon of bicarb soda.
1 & 1/2 tablespoons of milk.
As for the icing~
1 egg white.
1 & 1/2 cup of icing sugar.
A few drops of pink food coloring.
Now, let's get started! :D
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Or 350 degrees F. Line two baking tray with baking paper. Combine the butter and honey in small saucepan, stir over a moderate heat for about two minutes until melted and smooth. Set this aside to cool slightly.
2. Sift dry ingredients (that's everything else that isn't a liquid. :P) into a large bowl and make a sort of well at the center. Add the honey/butter mix and the milk. Stir until smooth and then cover with plastic food wrap. Let it chill for about 30 minutes or when it's firm.
3. Divide your dough into 4 portions. Roll these out into logs and cut into as many pieces as you wish. Shape them into an oval, place on the trays and give them rood to spread. Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly brown.
4. Let them cool for five minutes on a wire rack, then spread with icing. To make icing, whisk your egg white until frothy, sift in the the icing sugar and stir until smooth. Add pink food coloring if you wish.
And that's it~. Enjoy~ :D