Baking & Desserts
Gingerbread Star Wreath
Prep 40 mins. /Cook 10 mins.
Makes 1 wreath
Easy
Gingerbread Star Wreath
Method
- Pre heat oven to 180°C / 160°C fan forced. Line baking trays with baking paper.
- Melt butter, brown sugar and golden syrup together in a saucepan, stirring until smooth. Cool slightly.
- Whisk egg and butter mixture in a large bowl. Sift flour, spices and bicarbonate of soda over the butter mixture and mix until combined into a smooth dough. Flatten into a disc shape, cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 - 40 minutes or until just firm.
- Roll the dough to 4-5mm thickness, between two pieces of baking paper. Using different sized star cutters measuring between 3cm and 9cm, cut out approximately 30 stars.
- Transfer to 2 baking sheets lined with baking paper and cook for 10 minutes or until lightly coloured. Place on a wire cooking rack to completely cool.
- Once gingerbread has cooled, beat egg white until foamy then gradually beat in icing sugar until piping consistency. Place half of the icing into a piping bag fitted with a fine nozzle.
- Using a toothpick, add a tiny amount of red colouring to the remaining icing and stir until bright red. Place into another piping bag fitted with a fine nozzle.
- Decorate the stars using the piped icing, sprinkles and baubles. Allow the icing to set for 30 minutes. To prevent the tips from drying out, cover the piping bags with cling film while the stars set.
- To assemble, choose the flat platter or board that you’ll serve the wreath on. Place a 22cm plate or piece of cardboard in the middle of it. Using dots of icing, mark around the outside of the plate so you have a guide as to where to place the stars.
- Arrange the biscuits on top of your guide, placing a little squeeze of icing under each star to keep it in place. You don’t need to use all of the biscuits. Once arranged, leave to set for 30 minutes.
- Place the ribbon bow at the top of the wreath and serve.
More Tips
- You can easily customise the look of the wreath to match your Christmas table setting colours. Simply colour the icing and top with matching-coloured sprinkles and a ribbon bow.
