Lebkuchen (Gingerbread)

Ingredients:
50g unsalted butter
60g brown sugar
1/4 cup golden syrup
1 egg
265g plain flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
Large pinch of ground nutmeg

Methods:

• Place butter, sugar and golden syrup in a small saucepan over low heat.  Stir until butter melts and sugar dissolves.  Set aside to cool.  Transfer to a large bowl.
• Add egg to butter mixture and stir to combine.  Sift in flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Stir till well combined.  Turn into a lightly floured surface and gently knead until smooth.  Shape into a disc, cover with plastic wrap, place in fridge for 1 hr. to rest.
• Line baking trays.  Divide dough into 2 even portions.  Roll out 1 portion on a lightly floured surface until 5mm. thick.  Use a gingerbread man's cutter to cut out the dough and place on lined baking trays.

• Bake in a preheated oven of 180 degree Celsius for about 10 minutes or until golden.
• When cool, decorate with royal icing, according to the instruction on the package. As this gingerbread man biscuit is small I can only have a bit of decorations.

Notes:  I made some changes to the original recipe to meet my family's preference and the taste of the herbs is rather mild.

This recipe is adapted from Taste.com.au