A recipe for gingerbread whirls

Name: Gingerbread whirl recipe
Ingredients: 300g plain flour (or gluten-free plain flour); 100g icing sugar; 1 tbsp golden syrup; 200g dairy-free butter (or dairy butter if preferred); 1/2 tsp vanilla paste or extract; 1 tbsp corn flour mixed with 1 tbsp water; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg; 1 1/2 tbsp unsweetened dairy-free milk (oat, almond, rice, coconut, soya all work well); 120g dairy-free butter; 130g icing sugar; 1 1/2 heaped tbsp cocoa powder

A festive gingerbread and chocolate sandwich cookie - vegan-friendly and easy to make gluten-free. Makes approximately 8-10 biscuits

By Athina Kontos

5 December 2020

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