Candied Gingerbread Men

Candied Gingerbread Men could be just the lacto ovo vegetarian recipe you've been looking for. This recipe serves 36. One serving contains 131 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat. For 26 cents per serving, this recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 37 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of all purpose flour, ground cinnamon, baking soda, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It works well as a dessert. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 13%. This score is rather bad. Similar recipes include Gingerbread Men, Gingerbread Men, and Gingerbread Men.

Servings: 36

 

Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus more for rolling

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup candied ginger

3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

3 teaspoons ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup unsalted butter

3/4 cup unsulphured molasses

Equipment:

food processor

whisk

bowl

sauce pan

plastic wrap

baking paper

baking sheet

oven

cookie cutter

Cooking instruction summary:

Procedures 1 Place candied ginger in a food processor. Pulse until almost smooth and paste-like. 2 In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. 3 In a medium saucepan, melt butter. Whisk in sugar, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and salt. Let come to room temperature. Whisk in egg. 4 Add butter mixture to flour. Stir until well combined. Add candied ginger paste and stir until evenly distributed. 5 Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for at least one hour. 6 Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Lightly flour a work surface. 7 Take a third of the dough out of the refrigerator. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Use cookie cutter to cut out gingerbread men. Place cookies on prepared baking sheets and bake until just dry on top and brown around the edges, about 10 to 12 minutes. 8 Let cookies cool for 5 minutes on baking sheets, then move to wire racks.

 

Step by step:


1. 1

2. Place candied ginger in a food processor. Pulse until almost smooth and paste-like.

3. 2

4. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda.

5. 3

6. In a medium saucepan, melt butter.

7. Whisk in sugar, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and salt.

8. Let come to room temperature.

9. Whisk in egg.

10. 4

11. Add butter mixture to flour. Stir until well combined.

12. Add candied ginger paste and stir until evenly distributed.

13. 5

14. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for at least one hour.

15. 6

16. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Lightly flour a work surface.

17. 7

18. Take a third of the dough out of the refrigerator.

19. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Use cookie cutter to cut out gingerbread men.

20. Place cookies on prepared baking sheets and bake until just dry on top and brown around the edges, about 10 to 12 minutes.

21. 8

22. Let cookies cool for 5 minutes on baking sheets, then move to wire racks.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
131k Calories
1g Protein
4g Total Fat
22g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
131k
7%

Fat
4g
6%

  Saturated Fat
2g
16%

Carbohydrates
22g
7%

  Sugar
12g
14%

Cholesterol
14mg
5%

Sodium
87mg
4%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
1g
3%

Manganese
0.29mg
14%

Selenium
5µg
9%

Vitamin B1
0.1mg
7%

Folate
23µg
6%

Iron
1mg
6%

Magnesium
20mg
5%

Vitamin B3
0.81mg
4%

Vitamin B2
0.07mg
4%

Potassium
139mg
4%

Vitamin B6
0.06mg
3%

Copper
0.06mg
3%

Calcium
28mg
3%

Phosphorus
27mg
3%

Vitamin A
125IU
3%

Fiber
0.43g
2%

Vitamin B5
0.14mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
Widget by spoonacular.com

 

Suggested for you

Flax, Quinoa, and Almond Meal Bread
Strawberry Peach Banana Smoothie
Sweet Potato Soup with Walnut Pesto
Biltmore Estate Chicken Breasts Over Rigatoni – rich Gorgonzola sauce covers grilled chicken and pasta
Biscoff Candy Corn Rice Krispies Treats
Chicken and Potato Korma
Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie and Las Vegas
Roasted Cherry Tomato and Sweet Onion Dip- The Hot Mess
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Spanish Style Yellow Rice (Slow Cooked)
Food Trivia

Geomelophagia is someone who has the urge to eat raw potatoes.

Food Joke

Mother Banana: Why didn't you go to school today? Little Banana: Because I didn't peel well.

Popular Recipes
Slow roasted tomatoes with avocado & feta

Delicious Everyday

Spicy Cabbage Rolls

Taste of Home

Butternut Squash Risotto

Skinny Chef

Beet Salad with Walnuts and Goat Cheese

Fountain Venue Kitchen

3-Ingredient Coconut Peach Cooler

Mom on Timeout