It is necessary to treat the Fire Monkey with sweet ones. Therefore, all guests should be presented with delicious and bright gingerbread for New Year and Christmas.
It is necessary
- - 3 glasses of flour;
- - 1/4 glass of water;
- - 3 tablespoons of sugar;
- - 100 g of icing sugar;
- - 3 tablespoons of honey;
- - 3 eggs;
- - 50 g butter;
- - 0.5 teaspoons of baking soda;
- 1/4 teaspoon dried ginger
- - 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice;
- - food coloring (optional);
- - mastic (for decoration).
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare the monkey stencil. Draw the silhouette of a monkey on a piece of paper with a pencil, and then cut it along the outline.
Step 2
Make gingerbread dough. Put softened butter, honey in a saucepan and melt until liquid over low heat.
Step 3
Pour sugar into the honey-oil mixture and, stirring occasionally, let it completely dissolve. Add flour in portions to the slightly cooled mass, then ginger powder, mix thoroughly.
Step 4
After cooling, add one egg to the dough, add baking soda. Knead the dough well with your hands. Form the finished dough into a ball.
Step 5
Next, roll out the dough with a rolling pin into a layer 0.5-1 cm thick. Put a paper stencil of a monkey on top.
Step 6
Carefully trace the edge of the knife along the contour of the figure. Send the gingerbread to the oven, preheated to 180 ° C, for 25 minutes.
Step 7
Prepare icing for decoration. Mix one egg white with powdered sugar, add a few drops of lemon juice, beat all this well with a mixer.
Step 8
Divide the frosting into portions and add food coloring to add the desired colors. Divide the glazed portions into separate disposable piping bags.
Step 9
Draw a "muzzle", "legs" for the monkey, depict "fur". Decorate the baked goods with any mastic you like.
