Honey, butter and lots of spices make the classic gingerbread a particularly delicious Christmas cookie that is particularly popular in the run-up to Christmas. Even more so - since the basic recipe is quite simple, children and parents can prepare cookies, biscuits and desserts together. We offer you an idea for Christmas tree decorations made from gingerbread that are guaranteed to increase the anticipation of Christmas. The edible three-dimensional Christmas bell not only looks good as a Christmas decoration, but is also a great Christmas souvenir.
Prepare the dough
The first step to making an edible three-dimensional Christmas bell is preparing the dough. The necessary ingredients for this are:
175g brown sugar
100 g Butter
350 g Flour
1 tsp ginger, ground
1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
5 g Pottasche
This is how the dough is prepared: First put the honey, sugar and butter in a pot, heat slowly, melt the butter while stirring constantly and let the sugar dissolve. Simmer for 1-2 minutes, let cool for 10 minutes. Now add flour, ginger and cinnamon to a deep bowl and mix with the potash. Add the sugar-honey-butter mixture and knead into a smooth dough. Cover the bowl with cling film and leave in the fridge for at least 2 hours. In the best case scenario, the dough should rest for longer, around 5 hours - then it willGingerbread cookiesairier. Place the baking foil on the work surface, flour it and roll out the dough.
Baking Christmas tree decorations from gingerbread: an overview of the ingredients
For the Christmas tree decoration made of gingerbread you now need the following accessories: Two glasses of different sizes, a circle shape with a diameter of 7 cm, one with a diameter of 5 cm, one with a diameter of 3 cm and one with a diameter of 2 cm, a drinking straw.
After you have rolled out the dough on the floured work surface to a thickness of approx. 2.5 cmany cookie cuttercut out a circle.
Use a sharp knife to cut out a tree leaf shape. To prevent the dough from sticking to the knife when cutting, you can also flour it.
Now use the round cookie cutter with a diameter of 5 cm to cut out circles as shown in the photo above.
Ultimately, the end result should look like the photo above. Optionally, you can also cut out the shape with a knife. You can also buy Christmas-themed cookie cutters and use them to cut out the tree leaves. You can also leave out the leaves if you are a beginner.
For a Christmas bell made of gingerbread you need a total of 2 “leaves” and eight circles of different sizes. Now bake the cut-out shapes in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.
When ready, take out the cookies and make a hole in the middle of each circle with the straw. Punch holes in one end of the leaves.
Now prepare the icing from powdered sugar and water. Simply mix 150 grams of powdered sugar with 3 tablespoons of lemon or orange juice and stir until smooth. Since the individual gingerbread cookies are now being decorated, exact and precise work is crucial for the end result. Therefore pour the icing into a piping bag.
Make zigzag patterns on the side of the cookie, or paint dots, waves, etc. with the icing. Then leave the gingerbread cookies aside to dry. Our tip: Beginners can buy the spray glaze - it is only mixed and whipped, is easier to apply, dries quickly and remains stable. This is very important, especially because the gingerbread edge is very thin, and precise work is crucial to the final result. First test the consistency of the glaze - you don't want it to drip.
Cover the smallest circle completely with icing on both sides. Simply cover one side first and smooth the surface with wooden sticks if necessary. Let it steep in the fridge for 15 minutes. Then turn it over and cover the other side with the icing. Take your time and divide the surface into several areas and then fill them in step by step.
The leaves toodecorate with icingand let it dry. If you wish, you can use food coloring to color the icing in red or green.
Now find a satin ribbon in pink, red or green. First line up the smallest circle at the bottom, then line up the largest, the medium and the remaining circles. Tie the leaves at the end.
The end result looks so fascinating. For optimal effect, you can decorate the bell with sugar beads or sprinkle with confetti. You can also tie a real bell on top and decorate it with pine branches and rose hips. A small, lovingly made greeting card will complete the ensemble. You can decorate the Christmas bell with different motifs, give it to your grandparents or hang it on the Christmas tree. The gingerbread will last a long time if stored in airtight containers or bags until Christmas. If you want to give the Christmas bell as a gift, you have toWrapped candystore.
Everyone is happy about sweets and biscuits at Christmas. Small children especially appreciate the edible gifts. But parents also always like to be pampered with valuable attention. It also proves to be true for couplesthe little souvenirparticularly popular - especially if you are invited to your in-laws for Christmas. It's a nice gesture that shows you took the time.
