Keto Basic Gingerbread Men
How to Make It
Step
Recipe Steps steps 4 3 h 45 min
Step 1
In a stand mixer, cream the butter at room temperature until it’s smooth and lump-free. Scrape the mixing bowl down and mix multiple times as needed until the butter is soft. Mix powdered erythritol into the butter until it becomes even creamier. Next, blend the egg and vanilla extract into the mixer at a medium speed. Blend continually until the butter and egg mix together into a wet paste.
Step 2
In a separate bowl, sift together almond flour, baking powder, tapioca flour (starch), salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Blend the dry mixture into the wet mixture, and mix the ingredients at medium speeds until a very sticky brown batter forms. Scrape the batter into a piece of plastic wrap, and wrap the batter tightly. Shape the batter into a flat circle so it can chill easily, then place it in your refrigerator.
Step 3
The dough will be quite sticky, so it needs to chill for at least 3 hours. Once the dough is chilled, prepare a clean surface for rolling out the dough. Choose a Keto-friendly flour you can use for dusting such as fine-ground almond four or paleo baking flour mix. Dust your surface and the chilled dough, and roll it out gently with a floured rolling pin. Roll the dough to ¼” thickness or a little thicker, and use a standard cookie cutter to cut out gingerbread men.
Step 4
Arrange all cut gingerbread men on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper, and dust any excess Keto flour off of the cookies. Place the tray in your freezer, and freeze the cookies for at least 20 minutes. Meanwhile, turn on your oven to preheat to 350 degrees. Bake the cookies for 18 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are dark golden, the centers will still be a little soft, and the cookies will naturally release from the parchment. The gingerbread men will need to cool full overnight before they can be decorated.
Ingredients
- Butter, unsalted – 6 tbsp
- Powdered Erythritol (Icing Sugar) – 2 tbsp
- Raw egg – 1 large
- Vanilla extract – 0.13 tsp
- Almond flour – 1 cup
- Baking powder – 0.25 tsp
- Tapioca Flour – 1.5 tsp
- Salt – 0.13 tsp
- Cinnamon – 1 tsp
- Ginger, ground – 0.5 tsp
- Nutmeg Ground – 0.25 tsp