A delicious vegan gingerbread
250g plain flour
150g ground almonds
120ml melted coconut oil
120ml maple syrup
20ml vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp ground ginger
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch salt
Icing sugar to decorate
Biscuit cutters – approx 5cm (use round, star or any shape you like)
Preheat the oven to 170c/325f/gas 3
Put the flour, ground almonds, ground ginger, baking powder and salt into a bowl and whisk well with a balloon whisk
In another bowl mix the coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla essence and vegetable oil together
Pour this mixture into the dry mix and mix well
Allow to rest a while
Then roll out to the thickness of a pound coin
With your chosen cutters – cut out 20 biscuits
Using a palette knife transfer to lightly greased baking sheets – allow a little space between them
Bake for 7- 10 mins – till the edges are just browning
Allow to cool
Serve as they are or add icing sugar outlines