Gingerbread Witch
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 250 grams honey
- 250 grams brown sugar
- 150 grams butter
- 100 grams ground almonds
- 400 grams Pastry flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- 1 pinch Cardamom
- 1 pinch Mace
- 1 pinch allspice
- 2 tsps Gingerbread spice (instead of cloves, cardamom, mace and pimento)
- ½ organic lemon (zested)
- 1 Tbsp Cocoa
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp potatoes
- 2 Tbsps water
- 150 grams powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsps lemon juice
- Food coloring (as desired)
- sugar (for dusting)
Preparation steps
Combine honey, sugar and butter in a pot over low heat. Stir until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat, pour into a large mixing bowl and let cool. Add almonds, 400 grams (approximately 14.1 ounces) of flour, spices and egg to honey mixture. Knead thoroughly. Combine potash and rum in a small bowl, then knead into dough. Add a bit of flour as needed. Cover with plastic and chill for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
Preheat oven to 180°C (approximately 350°F).
Grease a baking sheet or cover with parchment paper.
Divide dough in portions and thinly roll on a floured surface. Use cookie cutters to form witches and place on the baking sheet. Bake for about 18 minutes. Remove and let cool on a wire rack.
Combine powdered sugar and lemon juice, color mixture as desired. Pour into a piping bag and use to decorate cookies, as desired. Dust with sugar and let dry completely. Serve at room temperature.
