Gingerbread Easter bunnies !!!

Hiya ! Why not make something different for easter... Gingerbread easter Bunnies ! ENJOY…

- makes 30

- 50 mins : preparation and cooking time

- difficulty = 3/3

Ingredients

For the dough :

• 1 cup honey
• 2 and a half cups of brown sugar
• 1 and a half cups butter
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 4 cups plain flour
• 1tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
• 1/4 tsp ground mixed spice
• 4 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tbsp water
• flour, for the work surface

To decorate :

• 2 cups icing sugar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• a little water

Method

Heat the oven to 180C° (160 fan) 350F, gas mark 4.

Heat the honey, sugar and butter in a pan on a low heat, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and pour it into a bowl, letting it cool down.

Add the ground almonds, flour, spices, lemon zest and egg to the butter bowl and mix well. Stir in the bicarbonate of soda and water and continue kneading until the dough is shiny and does not stick to the bowl. Add a little more flour if needed, to form a dough.

Roll out the dough on a floured board with a rolling pin, to a thickness of 4-5 mm and cut easter bunnies using a cutter. Place on the backing trays and bake for 14-18 minutes. Carefully remove from the oven, and stile them off the baking tray on to a wire rack to cool.

Mix the icing sugar with enough water and lemon juice to make a creamy icing. Put it into an icing bag, or plastic food bag, and snip off a corner to make a small hole, and decorate the Easter Bunnies. Leave to dry.

Top Tip…

Use different shaped cutters to make stars, hearts or gingerbread people !!!

I hope you will have fun making these delicious gingerbread Easter bunnies !!!

Love From Cara xxx