How to make traditional Christmas gingerbread? - Savoury Trips

Ingredients

• 300 gr sugar
• 200 gr butter
• 3/4 dl honey
• 1,5 dl heavy cream
• 2 tsp cognac or rum
• 4 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp cloves, then crushed them or buy ground cloves
• 1 Tbsp baking soda
• 650 gr flour
• Royal icing
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• Melt the butter in the warmed pan and add sugar, and then honey.
• Stir together until melted then set aside to cool.
• Once the mixture has cooled, add heavy cream and cognac and all dry spices and baking soda.
• Then gradually add flour. You want to have a smooth and firm dough.
• Take the dough and cover with the plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for half an hour.
• After half an hour remove the dough from the refrigerator and put on room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 170°C.
• Lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of 0,5 cm. Place all them on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the oven for about 10-12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• In the mintime prepare royal icing for decoration.
• Paint he gingerbread as you want.