Christmas gingerbread hearts

No Christmas without fragrant gingerbread. Christmas is a celebration of the heart, so of course the amazing gingerbread hearts are part of it.

For many, this lovely, spicy honeycomb has a very special taste of Christmas. One thing is the fantastic, spicy taste, another is the enchanting smell of Christmas that spreads throughout the home when baking wonderful gingerbread hearts. They're perfect as a cosy addition to family gatherings, or just as a regular feature on the table for December entertaining.

The dough for your gingerbread hearts

To get the best gingerbread dough, start the pre-dough already in November, before the dough needs to be transformed into enchanting gingerbread hearts. The pre-dough is an important part of the process as it helps develop the flavour of your honeycomb. It's not at all as complicated as it might sound. All you need is honey and wheat flour - and a little patience. Then you're ready to make some wonderful cakes this December. If you haven't prepared your pastry in time, don't worry. It's also fine if your pre-dough just sits for a few days.

No gingerbread without the sweet taste of honey

Honey is of course one of the most important ingredients in your gingerbread dough. The sweet taste of honey gives a complex sweetness to the cake, and compliments incredibly well the spicy flavours of some of the cake's other ingredients like clove, ginger and cinnamon.

The recipe for the fantastic, spicy honey cake can be found below.

Find the recipe for gingerbread hearts here