Okay all your bakers out there in cyberland. I need a great recipe (fail proof) for gingerbread?!
Answers: and for a lemon cheese icing! Please answer with good recipes that work as I can't bake to save my life!
Gingerbread-
Ingredients:
1? cups honey
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
? cup ale
2 tablespoons ginger
2 tablespoons licorish
2 tablespoons anise seeds
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 quart grated bread crumbs
[Note: Some early recipes also use ground black pepper, wine, and sandalwood flavorings.]
Directions:
Heat honey over a gentle flame. Stir in ginger, licorish, cinnamon, and ale.
When warm, stir in bread crumbs and mix thoroughly. Continue to cook gently, covered, stirring occasionally. Mixture should be thick and moist.
Turn out onto a sheet of bakers’ parchment or heavy waxed paper.
As soon as it is cool enough to handle, mold it into a bar.Roll into anise seeds for a thin coating. Allow to finish cooling. Cut in thin slices and serve.
You may also after cooking, break warm dough into cookie-size portions and mold into desired shapes.
Lemon Cheese Icing-
Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups confectioners' sugar
Directions:
Beat cream cheese, butter, lemon juice, lemon rind, and vanilla together until smooth and fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar in 2 additions. Beat until creamy. Add more icing sugar or juice as needed for easy spreading. Makes about 3 2/3 cups.