Gingerbread Dough - Ideal for festive gingerbread houses.

Pre heat oven 180 degrees

5 cups plain flour
1 cup sugar
3 tsp powdered ginger
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1 cup margarine
1 cup golden syrup (corn syrup!)

1. Melt the margarine in a saucepan and add sugar and syrup. Mix well until the sugar has disolved
2. Sift the flour, bicarb, nutmeg, ginger and salt in a bowl.
3. Gradually mix the dry ingrediants into the melted ingredients and mix until a dough is formed (You may need to add a little extra flour)
4. Roll the dough out onto a piece of greaseproof paper and cut out your shapes. Remove and unwanted dough to reuse later.
5. Bake until lightly golden. Leave to cool COMPLETLY before using.