Bubhub Bakeoff #9

[cheezelkat]

Yay for Wondermum! She won Round 8 and has already submitted her recipe for Round 9.

Anyone can join in and the bake off ends SUNDAY 8 JANUARY.
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The Recipe - Gingerbread Men
Found here - http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/9761/gingerbread+men

Makes 20

Ingredients


Melted butter, to grease
125g butter, at room temperature
100g (1/2 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
125ml (1/2 cup) golden syrup
1 egg, separated
375g (21/2 cups) plain flour
1 tbs ground ginger
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Plain flour, to dust
150g (1 cup) pure icing sugar, sifted
8-10 drops red liquid food colouring
8-10 drops green liquid food colouring
Smarties, to decorate Method


Preheat oven to 180°C. Brush 2 baking trays with melted butter to lightly grease.
Use an electric beater to beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add the golden syrup and egg yolk and beat until combined. Stir in the flour, ginger, mixed spice and bicarbonate of soda. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Press dough into a disc. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to rest.
Meanwhile, place egg white in a clean, dry bowl. Use an electric beater to beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add icing sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Divide icing among 3 bowls. Cover 1 bowl with plastic wrap and place in the fridge. Add red colouring to 1 bowl and stir until combined. Add green colouring to remaining bowl and stir until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge.
Place the dough between 2 sheets of baking paper and roll out until about 4mm thick. Use a 9cm gingerbread man cutter to cut out shapes. Place on trays about 3cm apart. Repeat with any excess dough.
Bake in oven for 10 minutes or until brown. Remove from oven. Transfer to a rack to cool.
Place prepared icings in small plastic bags. Cut a small hole in a corner of each bag. Pipe icing over gingerbread men to decorate. Finish with Smarties._________

Good luck! :chef:

[cheezelkat]

I actually made this recipe last week so won't submit an entry this time round but heres the pic of my men and stars - http://www.banditcat.net/images/bubhub/gingerbread.jpg

Very yummy!

[Shanaynay]

Nooooooooooo I don't have an electric beater :crying:
Do I really need one? Would it work if I used a whisk of something instead?

CK, they look great as stars too :thumbsup:

[cheezelkat]

I didn't use electric beaters, it works fine without them!

[~Alicia]

oooh count me in!! I love gingerbread :smiliedance: :yes:

[MrsDribbleDrawers]

I'm in, haven't made gingerbread yet, and the kids love it (so do I!)

Hopefully, you mean Sunday January 7th is closing date!

:wave:

[sugar n spice]

sorry i dont like ginerbread so not this time.

[jasminesmum]

Is anyone doing this bake-off?

I would but my dh is renovating my kitchen atm.

[jasminesmum]

I was going to *bump* this thread up today for the same reason as you jasminesmum :)

I still have to get my gingerbread man cookie cutter.... so if I find one in time I'll be in. Anyone know a good place to get them?

Do you think we all need another week to get over the busy festive season :confused:

Yea that would probably be a good idea. I might be able to do it then.

BTW, congrats on your win last round. :yelclap: :smiliedance:

[Bubble*Crazy]

Another week would be great, I think too :thumbsup:

[~Alicia]

ohhh I don't have a cutter. Does it have to be a man? Or can we be creative? :detective:

[Bubble*Crazy]

I wasn't necessarily going to use my man (gingerbread one that is :p) ... it's all about creativity I reckon ;)

[Shanaynay]

Yep be creative :D

But I'm going to be boring and do a man shape - because I don't have a man shaped cookie cutter but I want to get one! I know that doesn't make sense, but I know what I mean :)

Where do I find them??? I've been looking everwhere!

[Bubble*Crazy]

Yep be creative :D

But I'm going to be boring and do a man shape - because I don't have a man shaped cookie cutter but I want to get one! I know that doesn't make sense, but I know what I mean :)

Where do I find them??? I've been looking everwhere!

We have a specialist 'kitchen' shop that stocks them - I've always had trouble finding these in places like Woolies and Big W.

[cheezelkat]

phineas, I got mine from K-mart. I think Coles sell them too!

I can do another week easy! I'll be baking another batch then and doing a proper entry!

[Shanaynay]

Wondermum.......you live near me...no?
There is a specialist kitchen shop in East Maitland... but you're not that close are you? :detective: I am confusing myself...

[Shanaynay]

Kitchen Gear Co is what I was thinking of.......but der, of course House would have them! I'm an idiot, why didn't I think to look there! It's in the Greenhills shopping centre, and I was only there this afternoon!

I've looked in Big W, Kmart, Coles and Woolies and couldn't find one there!

[~Alicia]

Yeah.... I say be creative but stick to the ginger bread recipe :thumbsup:

Don't worry I will be! Yuuuuum! :chef:

[~Alicia]

OK. not too sure that I want to enter this. Mainly because my little sister ate the H!!!

Gingerbread (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n191/bubhubmum21/P1030410.jpg)



ETA: Just noticed that there was a fly going over it when I snapped LOL

[jasminesmum]

OK. not too sure that I want to enter this. Mainly because my little sister ate the H!!!

Gingerbread (http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n191/bubhubmum21/P1030410.jpg)



ETA: Just noticed that there was a fly going over it when I snapped LOL


What a great idea! I bet that h tasted yum.:yes:

[Shanaynay]

*sigh*
I don't have time to make them - very busy few days behind and ahead of me.
I'll be in the next one though :thumbsup:

mum21 - lol @ your little sis eating the H!!

[jasminesmum]

Here are mine.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k282/jasminesmum/PICT0112.jpg

I didn't put the icing on them cause I'd prefer my kids didn't eat those pretty colours. :D

They do taste very yummo though!!!

[cheezelkat]

*cough*

mine - http://www.banditcat.net/images/bubhub/gingercat.jpg

yum yum :chef:

[Bubble*Crazy]

I can do another week easy! I'll be baking another batch then and doing a proper entry!

Did we have another week? I just won't get mine done tomorrow, that's all :no:

[cheezelkat]

Yes - one more week!

[Bubble*Crazy]

Cool :thumbsup:.

Oh, rude me ... those entries are great :yes: :D

[Shanaynay]

Wow CK that cat is excellent :thumbsup:

I'm confused....when is this Bake-Off ending :confused:

[bluey]

Okay fill me in, how does this bake off thing work :)

[Shanaynay]

Oh ok I thought it was ending now. Well if we have another week I'm still in it :thumbsup: :smiliedance:

Bluey - the recipe is on page one of this thread

[Bubble*Crazy]

They look fantastic Jessica :thumbsup:

[Shanaynay]

Here are mine: http://www.dropshots.com/day.php?userid=217399&cdate=20070112&ctime=071716

They are a bit cr@p:p

They were so yummy!
I'm making some Gingerbread stars tomorrow to take to a Bubhub meetup :smiliedance:

[Zada]

:laughing: love the clothes on the lady

[Shanaynay]

It was DH's idea :laughing:

P.S. This is post 996,436.......I want to make the one millionth post :p

[jasminesmum]

Phineas - You are sooo clever. They look fantastic!!!:yes:

[cheezelkat]

Wonderful work! I have had a really crazy day so I'll finish this up tomorrow. :sleeping: Unless Wondermum wants to do it - she's much more motivated than I am? LOL

[Shanaynay]

Hey I took my gingerbread stars to the Bubhub meet I went to today - they were a hit :smiliedance: :D