Why make decapitated, amputated gingerbread men? Because my mother-in-law gave me this set of cookie cutters last year . . .
. . . and I was craving my favorite gingerbread recipe . . .
Gingerbread People
(originally from Feeding the Whole Family by Cynthia Lair)
¼ cup unsalted butter, softened (we use coconut oil)
¼ cup unrefined cane sugar or brown sugar
¼ cup honey (or brown rice syrup)
¼ cup blackstrap molasses
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
2 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
½ cup unbleached white flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼-½ cup orange juice
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Cream together butter and sugar; add honey, molasses and ginger, mixing well.
Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add to wet ingredients a bit at a time, alternating with orange juice as needed to make a dough that will roll out. You’ll need to work in the end of the flour mix using your hands.
Roll out on a parchment paper and cut shapes with cookie cutters. Move parchment paper to cookie sheet. Add decorations before baking. Bake 8-9 minutes.
. . . so it just seemed like the thing to do.
No spiritual application . . . just silliness. :)
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