Gingerbread dough

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make gingerbread dough? Prepare all the necessary ingredients for our gingerbread dough.

2. STEP 2

   

   Pour half (you can separate it simply by eye) of all the sugar into a dry frying pan with a thick bottom.

3. STEP 3

   

   Melt the sugar until it becomes a rich caramel color over moderate heat.

4. STEP 4

   

   Next, very carefully!!!, so as not to get burned, pour in 125 ml of boiling water and stir. By the way, if suddenly the caramel has frozen in places, then boil it over low heat until all the pieces of frozen caramel have dissolved. In this case, it is necessary to stir frequently with a spatula.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add the remaining sugar and stir until it is completely dissolved.

6. STEP 6

   

   Over medium heat, stirring, cook the caramel for 3-4 minutes.

7. STEP 7

   

   Remove the caramel from the heat and add butter to it first. Stir until dissolved.

8. STEP 8

   

   Next add honey. Mix thoroughly until smooth. By the way, if you have candied honey, then to make it easier to mix in, you can preheat it in a water bath until it becomes liquid.

9. STEP 9

   

   This is the mixture we should get.

10. STEP 10

    

    Add spices to our mixture. I added cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg, but in addition to them, they also add ground cloves, ground allspice, cardamom, and star anise.

11. STEP 11

    

    While the sugar-honey mass is still hot, sift 80 g of wheat flour into it (take from the total amount).

12. STEP 12

    

    Mix thoroughly and set aside to cool.

13. STEP 13

    

    In the meantime, sift and mix 150 g of rye flour, 150 g of wheat flour into a bowl (we will add the remaining wheat flour as needed), all the cocoa powder and soda.

14. STEP 14

    

    Break the eggs into a separate container and lightly beat with a fork. Before using, wash eggs in warm water and soda, as there may be harmful bacteria on their surface.

15. STEP 15

    

    Add eggs to a slightly warm mixture.

16. STEP 16

    

    And mix well.

17. STEP 17

    

    Next, gradually add our prepared dry mixture.

18. STEP 18

    

    Start kneading the dough with a spoon.

19. STEP 19

    

    And when the dough becomes thick enough, continue on the work surface with your hands. When our prepared dry mixture runs out, start adding the remaining wheat flour little by little. The dough may need a little less or more flour, depending on the required consistency.

20. STEP 20

    

    Knead the dough until smooth. The finished gingerbread dough should be soft and tender, but not liquid. Select the thickness of the dough depending on what you plan to bake from it. For simple gingerbread cookies, the dough can be kneaded softer, but for a gingerbread house - thicker. But the main thing is not to overdo it with flour, the dough should not be very thick, because then after baking the gingerbread cookies will turn out too hard.

21. STEP 21

    

    Place the finished honey gingerbread dough in a bag and place it in the refrigerator for a day to allow the dough to rest.

22. STEP 22

    

    That's all, our homemade gingerbread dough is ready to use. You can use it to bake small gingerbread cookies or make a large gingerbread house. You need to roll out this dough between two sheets of parchment.

23. STEP 23

    

    Delicious gingerbreads and bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Olga

06.11.2023

4.5

This was my first time making gingerbread dough. The process is described very well and clearly. Photos are informative. It turned out incredibly tasty, with the aroma of ginger and cinnamon, sweet honey and creamy at the same time. Wallpaper rye flour added its charm. As expected, I tried it during the process - and it was a mistake. The dough turned out to be so tasty that until the very end of cooking I had to try my best not to eat it. Many thanks for the recipe! I recommend to all!

olgay198108

06.11.2023

4.5

Class!!!! Irisha, such an elegant and festive photo that I wanted a New Year)))) Oh, now I’ll try this recipe on the weekend)) The family loves gingerbread)) And thanks to your tip, I have a cookie stamp)) This will be great!

Lenochka5

06.11.2023

4.6

Wow! I haven't tried this for a long time! I always had to follow this recipe:

Ira

06.11.2023

4.9

Irisha, thank you for the good recipe for gingerbread dough, you described the steps in detail and clearly, even a beginner can do it. THANK YOU!

meriall

06.11.2023

5

Could you tell me how long to bake the gingerbread cookies and what temperature should be?