The Proof of the Pudding...

If you live in one of the areas covered by our Halesowen and Hagley offices, you may have received one of our ‘The Proof of the Pudding’ postcards with our festive recipe for Gingerbread Men. (If you haven’t received one of our postcards, the recipe is copied in below.)

We thought we’d test out the recipe and spread a little bit of festive cheer, take a look at the video of our attempts!

If your would like to learn about our ‘recipe for success’ for selling your home, please give us a call:

Halesowen Office: 0121 550 5400 - Hagley Office: 01562 270270

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Merry Christmas!

Our Recipe for a Classic Gingerbread Man

Ingredients:

225g plain flour, ½ tsp salt, 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 1 heaped tsp ground ginger, ½ tsp cinnamon, 50g unsalted butter, 100g soft brown sugar, 100g golden syrup

Method:

Heat oven to 190°C/170°C fan/gas 5 and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Sieve the flour, salt, bicarb, ginger and cinnamon into a large bowl. Heat the butter, sugar and syrup until dissolved. Leave the sugar mixture to cool slightly, then mix into the dry ingredients to form a dough. Chill the dough in the fridge for 30 mins.

On a surface lightly dusted with flour, roll out the dough to a ¼-inch thickness. Stamp out the gingerbread men shapes with a cutter, then re-roll any off-cuts and repeat. Place your gingerbread shapes on the lined trays, allowing space for them to spread. Cook for 10-15 mins, then remove from the oven and leave to cool.