Gingerbread Christmas Tree

May 31, 2023May 31, 20230 0
Gingerbread Christmas Tree for the Festive Season
in Dessert

Prep

30 min

Cook

12 min

Ready In

42 min

Level

Easy

Rating

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Ingredients

500 g plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1 pinch salt
150 g unsalted butter , softened
175 g dark brown sugar
150 g honey
1 egg
1 egg white
240 g icing sugar , sifted , plus extra , for dusting
silver cachous , to decorate

Nutrision Information

Servings Per Recipe
12
Calories
308
Sugar
30g
Fat
10g
The Gingerbread Christmas Tree is a festive dessert that is perfect for the holiday season. The ginger spice is commonly found in many Christmas dishes and adds a warm, sweet flavour to the gingerbread cookies. These cookies can be decorated with silver cachous as desired, creating a beautiful centrepiece dish on the table during parties and events for friends and family to enjoy. Using honey as a natural sweetener instead of sugar, this treat is healthier and more appealing to those looking for a sugar alternative. Ginger and honey are both known to have health benefits, making this delicious dessert not only festive but also nutritious.

Instructions

1.Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/Gas 4.
2.Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cardamom, and salt into a bowl. Mix well.
3.In another bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together until it is light and fluffy.
4.Mix in the honey, egg and egg white.
5.Fold in the flour and ginger mixture until well combined.
6.Cover and chill the dough in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
7.Roll out the dough to 1/2 inch thickness on a floured surface.
8.Cut out different sizes of stars using cookie cutters to make the Christmas tree.
9.Place the stars on a baking tray lined with parchment paper with a few centimetres between each.
10.Bake for approximately 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
11.Once they are cooled, stack them up, starting with the largest at the bottom and the smallest at the top.
12.Mix the icing sugar with a little water and make a piping cone to create a decoration of your own choice, pipe it over the cooled gingerbread.
13.To finish the tree, sprinkle the silver cachous over the icing, and dust with extra icing sugar, if desired.

PROS

A delicious festive treat that is perfect for the holiday season and can be decorated as desired.

Made with natural ingredients and honey as a healthier alternative to sugar.
Ginger, a common ingredient in many Christmas dishes, has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

CONS

This Christmas tree takes a little while to prepare and decorate.

Contains honey which is still a type of sugar and should be consumed in moderation.

HEALTH & BENEFITS

Ginger is known to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties which can aid in digestion and boost the immune system.
Honey is a natural sweetener with antibacterial and antioxidant properties. It has less fructose than sugar, which can help prevent blood sugar spikes.
As the gingerbread is homemade, it’s free of preservatives and additives found in store-bought goods.

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