圣诞节特色食品-教你做个姜饼小人_时尚英语

　姜饼糕点是西方传统食品，每到大的节日，商场里都少不了它们的身影。今天就教教你怎么做。其实很简单，只要有烤箱，姜饼人就会带着圣诞的喜悦跑到你的餐桌上——

ingredients

　1/2 cup margarine
　　1/2 cup sugar
　　1/2 cup molasses
　　1 egg yolk
　　2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
　　1/2 teaspoon salt
　　1/2 teaspoon baking powder
　　1/2 teaspoon baking soda
　　1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
　　1 teaspoon ground cloves
　　1 teaspoon ginger
　　1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

directons

1) in a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth. stir in molasses and egg yolk. combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg; blend into the molasses mixture until smooth. cover, and chill for at least one hour.

2) preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). on a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

3) bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm. remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks. frost or decorate when cool.

做法

　1）在一个大碗里，将黄油和糖融化至糊状。加入糖蜜和蛋黄搅拌。倒入面粉，盐，烘焙粉，发酵粉，桂皮，丁香，姜和肉豆蔻；再加入刚才拌好的混合物，搅拌至糊状。盖上，冷藏至少一个小时。

　2）将烤箱预热到175摄氏度。把发酵好的生面团揉到1/4英寸厚。用特制刀切成想要的形状。把切好形状的姜饼放在江米纸上，每个小饼间距离2英寸。

　3）在预热好的烤箱里烘焙8到10分钟，直到姜饼定型。取出姜饼放在架子上冷却。完全冷却好之后就可以在上面画上姜饼小人的鼻子眼睛嘴了。
原料

半小杯人造黄油

半小杯糖

半小杯糖蜜

1个鸡蛋黄

2杯筛过的通用面粉

半茶匙盐

半茶匙烘焙粉

半茶匙发酵粉

半茶匙肉桂

1茶匙丁香

1茶匙生姜

半茶匙肉豆蔻