Spiced & Iced Christmas Trees
These charming gingerbread tree pops are sure to bring a festive touch to any occasion. The rich and spiced dough is shaped into delightful Christmas trees and stars, which are then decorated with a sweet icing and sprinkles for a delightful treat that is as fun to make as it is to eat. Perfect for sharing with loved ones or as a thoughtful edible gift.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 100g butter , chopped
- 175g dark muscovado sugar
- 85g golden syrup
- 350g plain flour , plus extra for dusting
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 egg , beaten
- 300g sifted icing sugar
- 16 lolly sticks or coffee stirrers
- a few sweets
- sugar , for sprinkling
- red and white tubes of writing icing
Instructions
- Gently melt the butter, muscovado sugar and syrup in a large pan until the sugar dissolves. Mix the flour, spices and ½ tsp salt. Cool the butter mixture a little, then stir in the bicarb. Immediately add half the spiced flour and beat well. Add the egg and the rest of the spiced flour, then beat well again until the mixture comes together as a soft dough. Tip onto a sheet of foil, flatten to a large disc, then cool and chill until firm. Will freeze for up to 6 weeks.
- Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Halve the dough and roll out on a floured surface. Stamp out trees using a cutter about 10cm long and arrange, well spaced apart, on baking sheets. Bake for 12-15 mins until golden. Leave to harden, then lift onto a rack. Repeat with the remaining dough. Use the trimmings to stamp out 3-4cm stars, then bake for 9-10 mins.
- To decorate, mix about 3 tbsp water into the icing sugar to make a thick icing. Use to sandwich two trees together with a lolly stick between them. Use the rest of the icing to ice the trees and stars, adding sweets or sprinkling with the sugar. For a neater result, use the writing icing to make an outline of the tree before filling in with the icing. Leave to set. Will keep in a tin for 3-4 days.
Cook Time
30M
Prep Time
PT45M
Yield
Makes 16 plus extra stars
Nutrition
- Calories: 278 calories
- Fat Content: 6 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 3 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 57 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 39 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 1 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 3 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.47 milligram of sodium
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