Recipes · British · Gingerbread
Gingerbread Men
One serving has 306 kcal and 4 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (62%), selenium (27%) and thiamin (25%). Ready in 56 minutes.
- Preparation: 45 min
- Cooking: 11 min
- Makes: 1 serving (75.2 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten
Ingredients
- 35 g Flour, all-purpose
- 15 g Sugar, brown
- 10 g Molasses
- 12 g Butter, unsalted
- 1.5 g Ginger, ground
- 0.5 g Cinnamon
- 0.2 g Cloves
- 1 g Baking soda
Method
- Makes 1 serving of 2 gingerbread men from a batch of about 10; multiply all quantities by 5 for the full batch.
- Melt the butter with the brown sugar and molasses over low heat until smooth, then let cool for 5 minutes.
- Sift the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and baking soda into a bowl, pour in the butter mixture and mix to a soft dough.
- Wrap and chill the dough for 30 minutes, then roll out on a floured surface to 5 mm thick and cut out gingerbread men shapes.
- Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 10-12 minutes until just firm at the edges.
- Cool on the tray for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack to firm up completely.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 306 kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 50.5 g | |
| Water | 8.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.5 g | 5% |
| Protein | 3.9 g | 8% |
| Tryptophan | 0.05 g | |
| Threonine | 0.11 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.14 g | |
| Leucine | 0.27 g | |
| Lysine | 0.09 g | |
| Methionine | 0.07 g | |
| Cystine | 0.08 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.19 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.12 g | |
| Valine | 0.16 g | |
| Histidine | 0.09 g | |
| Fat | 10.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.53 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.38 g | |
| Saturated | 6.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 25.8 mg | |
| Calcium | 49.1 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.12 mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 37.5 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 1.1 mg | 62% |
| Phosphorus | 47.4 mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 231 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 14.8 µg | 27% |
| Sodium | 285 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.36 mg | 5% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.28 mg | 25% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.18 mg | 16% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.3 mg | 17% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.28 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.1 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 64.8 µg | 16% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.02 µg | 1% |
| Choline | 4.7 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 82.2 µg | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 0.03 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.39 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 1.4 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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