A traditional Christmas Favourite - with my not-so-traditional twist! :)
These gorgeous Thermomix chocolate gingerbread were thoroughly enjoyed by Funkies on our Gift Making Cook Along in November 2016.
Chocolate Gingerbread
Ingredients
- 110g dark chocolate melts
- 180g butter, cubed
- 200g brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon cinnamon, ground
- 2 tablespoon ginger, ground
- ½ teaspoon cloves, ground
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, ground
- 1 egg
- 75g golden syrup
- 450g plain flour
- 30g cacao, powder
- 1 teaspoon bi-carb soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- optional: items for decorating (see ‘Ideas’ below)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
- Place chocolate into TM bowl and grate 10 sec / speed 9. Scrape down and melt 3 mins / 50°C / speed 2.
- Add butter, sugar and ground spices and mix 1 min / speed 4. Scape down.
- Add egg and golden syrup and mix 30 sec / speed 4. Scrape down.
- Add flour, cacao, bi-carb soda and salt and mix until just combined 30 sec / speed 5. Scrape down and repeat.
- Form dough into 3 discs and wrap in cling film and place into fridge a min. 15 mins for dough to rest.
- Take one disc of dough out at a time and roll between 2 pieces of baking paper until dough is approx. 5mm thick.
- Using cookie cutters, cut out shapes and place them onto lined cookie trays, leaving spaces between them. NB: the dough is fragile so using an egg flip spatula will help transfer them carefully onto your lined cookie trays.
- Bake 8-10 mins. Allow to cool slightly on tray before carefully transferring onto a wire rack.
Notes
Decorating Ideas
• Icing: melted white chocolate, Queen’s royal icing (maybe mixed with Baileys), basic chocolate icing etc.
• For Christmas use green, red and white icing.
• Use choc bits, dried fruit, nuts and other cake decorating confectionery to create detail/patterns.
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