Foryoueats: Construction Gingerbread Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 ounces brown sugar (1/4 cup; 56g)
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much
• 4 ounces light corn syrup (1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon; 115g) (see note)
• 1 1/2 ounces unsalted butter (3 tablespoons; 45g), very soft (about 72°F)
• 1/4 ounce vanilla extract (1 1/2 teaspoons; 7g)
• 6 1/4 ounces all-purpose flour (1 1/3 cups; 175g), plus more for dusting