Swedish Gingerbread

Ingredients

75 ml (1/3 C) honey 

150 ml (2/3 C) sugar

100g butter

75 ml (1/3C) whipping cream

1/2 Tbsp ground ginger

1/2 Tbsp cinnamon

1/4 Tbsp ground cloves

1/2 Tbsp soda bic

250g plain flour

Method

• melt syrup, butter and sugar in a saucepan over low heat
• take off heat and mix in cream and spices

• mix soda bic with 50 ml flour then add to the mixture, followed by the rest of the flour.
• Leave to stand in the fridge until cold and thickened. 

• Remove from the fridge and roll out mixture when at room temperature
• use flour to avoid sticking to the worktop
• if mixture appears too sticky, mix in more flour.
• Roll out to a thickness of about 1 mm.
• Use cutters to make biscuit shapes
• Set timer and cook in the oven for 4 min at 200C (190C fan assisted)