Gingerbread Structure

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Ingredients:

250 mL shortening 250 mL sugar 2 eggs 300 mL molasses 15 ml vinegar 1370 mL flour

5 ml baking soda 5 ml salt 5 mL ground ginger 5 ml ground cinnamon 5 ml ground cloves

Method:
1) Cream shortening.
2) Gradually add sugar and cream well again.
3) Beat in egg, molasses and vinegar.
4) Stir togerther 250 ml of the flour along with the  baking soda, salt and spices.
5) Gradually blend that first cup of flour and spices into the creamed mixture and mix well.
6) Add another 250 mL of the flour gradually, blending well.
.        Your dough should feel soft and workable but not sticky. If it too dry and crumbly, recrumble into a bowl and sprinkle with alittle bit of water until it's workable. 7) Gather dough into a ball then flatten it into a disk and wrap tightly with plastic wrap.
8) Roll out dough to 3 mm thickness
          Place between parchment paper for easy transfer. 9) Cut into shape.
10) place 2.5 cm on parchment lined cookie sheets of jelly roll pans.
11) Bake @ 375F or 190C for 5-6 mins or until firm and lightly browned.
12) Cool slightly on the sheet for about 5 minutes, in which time it will start to crisp. Remove to racks to cool comepletely.
13) If desired, retrim cookies at this time since they may've distorted during baking.

Constuction:
Refer to here for royal icing recipe.
 







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