Gingerbread People
This is an
incredibly easy and fun gingerbread recipe. A little unusual, the recipe calls
for a box of butterscotch pudding mix.
Ginger is a tropical plant grown for its root. The flavor is peppery and
slightly sweet, while the aroma is pungent and spicy. The English brought ginger to the American
colonies to flavor baked goods. Prepare
a plate for Santa or hang as tree ornaments.
Use a straw to cut a hole in top of the cookie. Decorate with gel and dragees.
Preparation
time: About 15 minutes.
Equipment you’ll
need: Electric mixer, 2 mixing
bowls, gingerbread people cookie cutter, measuring spoons, solid (nested
measuring cups), cookie sheet, spatula, mixing spoon and cooling rack.
Safety: Use dry potholders to place cookie sheet into
oven and remove. Hands must be dry
before plugging mixer cord into electric outlet.
Recipe:
1 3.5 - ounce box Cook & Serve butterscotch
pudding and pie filling
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
6 tablespoons
packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup
all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking
soda
2 teaspoons
ground ginger
Decorating gel, decorations
1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees, about 15 minutes
before baking. Prepare cookie
sheet with
parchment paper.
2. Cream pudding mix, butter, and sugar using an
electric mixer. Add
egg and blend
well.
3. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and ginger. Blend into the
pudding mixture.
4. Flatten dough between 2 sheets of lightly
floured waxed paper. Chill for 1
hour.
5. Roll dough between wax paper to ¼ - inch
thickness. Cut with a chilled
and floured
cutter.
6. Gently place on parchment paper using a
spatula.
7. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Place on cooling
rack. Decorate!
Yield:
Six 4-inch gingerbread people.
Clean up: Turn off oven immediately after use. Always clean up before you leave the
kitchen.
Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S.
Family and Consumer Science
Home Economist