
I've been munching on these as we begin to wrap our presents, warbling along to classic Christmas tunes; all I need is an an extra large glass of glogg to truly enter the Finnish Cheistmas spirit!

Piparkakut- Finnish Christmas Gingerbread Biscuits
Makes 10-12 biscuits
75g unsalted butter
50g dark muscovado sugar
50g golden syrup
160g plain flour
0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp ground ginger
0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
0.5 tsp ground clove
50g icing sugar
1. Preheat the oven to 170C/150C fan/Gas Mark 3. Grease and line 2-3 baking trays with baking parchment.
2. Over a gentle heat, melt the butter, sugar and syrup, stirring occasionally until completely melted
3. Remove from the heat and mix in the flour, bicarb and spices to form a stiff dough. Wrap in clingfilm and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes
4. Turn out onto a floured surface and roll to a thickness of around 5mm. Use a selection of festive biscuit cutters to cut out your biscuit shapes and transfer to the prepared baking sheets. Bake in batched for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown
5. When completely cool decorate with the icing: sift the icing sugar into a bowl and gradually add a little water to form a thick paste. Pipe or spoon the icing over the biscuits

Baker's notes...
- If you wish to hand these on your Christmas Tree, use a skewer to insert a hole into each biscuit while they are still warm.
- These make a great Christmas present and can be stored in an airtight tin for up to two weeks
With thanks to Expedia who gifted a voucher and hamper for writing this post.
I love a good festive biscuit - and these are so cute!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful biscuits!
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