NanoWrimo Rules

I won NanoWrimo this year for the second year running!

www.nanowrimo.org

NanoWrimo is a yearly event. You write a 50,000 word novel during the 30 days of November. if you manage this monumental task, then you qualify for a free proof from Create Space. Highly recommended if your husband has lots of films he wants to watch for a month!

Downside: I could get used to this nightly writing lark and he's now used to controlling the telly!!

Sweet Christmas Treats - Gingerbread

Actually you don't have to wait for Christmas for this one - my kids beg me to make it for them all year round!

You need:
3 tablespoons golden syrup
100 g/4 oz cooking margerine
50g/2 oz sugar

These are all melted in a pan together.

Then you need

300g/12 oz plain flour
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
i beaten egg
2 tsp ground ginger

Mix the dry ingredients together. Add the melted ingredients to the dry ingredients.

The mixture is now extrememly sticky. You need to chill it for a while so that it sets a little. I usually chill for about an hour. Then take it out, and using plenty of flour you can roll it out and cut it into shapes.

The thicker you leave the mixture, the softer it is when it is cooked.

Heat the oven to 190 C/

Cook the gingerbread for 8-10 minutes only or it will burn.

Yum Factor is *****

Enjoy!