GINGERBREAD

COOKIES
By: Andrea Alarcón, Daniela Cobia, Sofía Durán ,
Amaya Rodríguez and Munia Torres

Introduction Here is a story you might know:

An old woman and her husband lived alone
in a cabin forces.
The gingerbread cookies are
One day the wife had the idea to make a boy
known all around the world
out of gingerbread.
because its one of the most
known Christmas tradition. When she pulled her creation out of the
The cookie recipe consists in oven, the boy or man jumped from the pan
cinnamon, cloves, ginger and and fled the cabin.
many other delicious things. The woman and her husband try to chase it
but as he ran, the gingerbread man happily
It’s believed that the
sang a song.
gingerbread was first “Run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t
cooked in Europe in the 11th catch me—I’m the gingerbread man!”
century . And the gingerbread man sang his song to a
cow

Finally, he met a fox.

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A B O U T
I T
Gingerbread was traced back to the ancient Greeks
and Egyptians who used it for ceremonial purposes.

It traveled to Europe in the 11th century when

crusaders traveled from the Middle East with spices
that were used for cooking and baking. It was then
that gingerbread became popular.

Is gingerbread associate to Christmas?

According to Epicure & Culture, gingerbread was sacred, and

the only time it was allowed to be made by the general
public was during Christmas and Easter. So, that's probably
why it's seen as a Christmas delicacy.


RECEPIE
3 CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
1 1⁄2 TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER
3⁄4 TEASPOON BAKING SODA
1⁄4 TEASPOON SALT
1 TABLESPOON GROUND GINGER
1 3⁄4 TEASPOONS GROUND CINNAMON
1⁄4 TEASPOON GROUND CLOVES
6 TABLESPOONS UNSALTED BUTTER
3⁄4 CUP DARK BROWN SUGAR
1 LARGE EGG
1⁄4 CUP KARO
2 TEASPOONS VANILLA

REHEAT OVEN TO 375 DEG. PREPARE BAKING SHEETS WITH PARCHMENT PAPER.
IN A SMALL BOWL, WHISK TOGETHER FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, BAKING SODA, SALT, GINGER,
CINNAMON, AND CLOVES.
IN A LARGE BOWL BEAT BUTTER, BROWN SUGAR, AND EGG ON MEDIUM SPEED.
ADD MOLASSES, VANILLA, AND LEMON ZEST AND CONTINUE TO MIX.
GRADUALLY STIR IN DRY INGREDIENTS UNTIL BLENDED AND SMOOTH.
IF ITS TO CRUMBLY, ADD A BUT MORE KARO. AND IF ITS TO WET, ADD A BIT OF FLOUR.
DIVIDE DOUGH IN HALF AND LET STAND AT ROOM TEMPERATURE FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS UNTIL 8.
(IN CASE IT IS REFRIGERATED, RETURN TO ROOM TEMP BEFORE USING.)
PLACE 1 PORTION OF THE DOUGH ON A LIGHTLY FLOURED SURFACE.
SPRINKLE FLOUR OVER DOUGH AND ROLLING PIN.
ROLL DOUGH TO A SCANT 1/4-INCH THICK.
USE ADDITIONAL FLOUR TO AVOID STICKING.
CUT OUT COOKIES WITH DESIRED CUTTER-- THE GINGER BREAD MAN IS OUR FAVORITE OF
COURSE.
SPACE COOKIES 3 CM APART.
BAKE 1 SHEET AT A TIME FOR 7-10 MINUTES.
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