Comments on: Baking London’s Largest Gingerbread Man https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/14/baking-londons-largest-gingerbread-man/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 23 Dec 2018 12:20:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Deby (in Canada) https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/14/baking-londons-largest-gingerbread-man/#comment-1246997 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 12:20:46 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=170926#comment-1246997 Everything about this post makes me happy …
Wishing you a splendid holiday and hope you
will be eating some gingerbread xx

]]> By: Jenny Michael https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/14/baking-londons-largest-gingerbread-man/#comment-1246320 Wed, 19 Dec 2018 17:58:08 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=170926#comment-1246320 I have one of these molds (er, moulds) hanging in my kitchen. It was something my mom collected years ago, but I never knew exactly what it was. Alas, I don’t think my oven is big enough for a ginger man of that size — but thanks for the education!

]]> By: Gill Patterson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/14/baking-londons-largest-gingerbread-man/#comment-1246090 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 10:04:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=170926#comment-1246090 Wonderful Christmas season piece. Well done Louise, and I love the Krampus-he looks bad!

]]> By: John Campbell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/14/baking-londons-largest-gingerbread-man/#comment-1246011 Sun, 16 Dec 2018 16:23:45 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=170926#comment-1246011 I expect these delicious figures would have been commonplace in times gone by around the ‘little Germany’ area of Spitalfields with it’s many bakeries?
Makes me peckish!

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/14/baking-londons-largest-gingerbread-man/#comment-1245895 Sat, 15 Dec 2018 21:50:17 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=170926#comment-1245895 Brava Louise

]]> By: Chris Connor https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/14/baking-londons-largest-gingerbread-man/#comment-1245672 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 20:09:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=170926#comment-1245672 Brilliant and what a fabulous end product. Wondering how long he was baked for, given his size I assume it wouldn’t be the usual 18-20 minutes at gas mark 4

]]> By: the gentle author https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/14/baking-londons-largest-gingerbread-man/#comment-1245660 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:42:29 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=170926#comment-1245660 In reply to Juliet.

Oil the mould with a light vegetable oil to stop the gingerbread sticking, Juliet

]]> By: William Osborne https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/14/baking-londons-largest-gingerbread-man/#comment-1245649 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:59:08 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=170926#comment-1245649 I agree with Saba. A large & handsome Gingerbread Man and such a lovely baker. I am entranced with her and that warm beautiful smile that has lifted my spirits. Thank You.

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/14/baking-londons-largest-gingerbread-man/#comment-1245639 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 15:44:02 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=170926#comment-1245639 My great nephew Rupey (aged 4) will be interested in this! He has been busy making (and eating) lots of ginger bread recently but nothing of this scale… it looks amazing, and the figures are full of character. Great baking!

]]> By: Juliet https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/12/14/baking-londons-largest-gingerbread-man/#comment-1245623 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 14:32:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=170926#comment-1245623 Does anyone have tips for stopping the dough sticking to the mould?
I have a small St Nic mould, about 6″ high carved from pine.
I bought some years ago in Germany, but I’ve not yet used it.

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