The Medieval History of the Gingerbread Man

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Ingredients (2 dozen)
• 10 Tablespoons (2/3 cup; 145g) unsalted butter, softened to room temp.
• 3/4 cup (150g) packed light or dark brown sugar
• 2/3 cup (200g) unsulphured molasses
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 and 1/2 cups (437g) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Resources:
The Oxford Companion to Food
The Gingerbread Book
Making Gingerbread Houses
https://time.com/4602913/gingerbread-...
https://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-...
https://www.marthastewart.com/1523540...
https://whydyoueatthat.wordpress.com/...
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cru...
https://www.naturalmedicalcare.com/20...
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/bes...

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Photo courtesy of: Turku Gingerbread, published under CC BY 2.0.
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Painting by: Konstantin Stoitzner, Public Domain.
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Painting by: Peder Mork Monsted, Public Domain.
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Painting by: Paulus Hector Mair, Public Domain.
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