Articles of interest on gingerbread cookies, gingerbread kits and baking.

Lots of research and experience has gone into the Ginger's Breadboys gingerbread cookie baking kit. We use this knowledge to write articles to share with you on things we find of interest about our gingerbread cookie baking kits.

Look for future published articles on topices such as:

• Why is baking the ultimate show of love / feelings for another?
• Why is Ginger's Breadboys the ultimate gingerbread man cookie baking kit?
• The History of Gingerbread
• The History (and gruesome details) of the gingerbread man fairy tale
• The trend and popularity of kits and kitting
• The art of Ginger’s Breadboys
• Let’s talk about flour sack towels - is it a tea towel, a kitchen towel, a bar towel, or a dish towel?
• Let’s talk about food coloring?
• Red Hots or cinnamon imperials. Discuss.
• Getting a small business loan and starting a business – the journey, the hassles, the hurdles and the constant feeling of wanting to quit!
• Food lawyers. We all need 'em. We really like ours.
• Finding a copacker and testing a recipe. Why is it so hard?
• Nutrition labeling – why, how, history, and what it all means.
• Making gingerbread dough and how to make gingerbread cookies.
• Baking the Ginger's Breadboys cookies.
• Making royal icing.
• Decorating Ginger's Breadboys gingerbread man cookies and the intricate artwork of decorating gingerbread for the holiays.

Oct. 04, 2024

Gingerbread Banana Nut Bread . . . and Gingerbread Pancakes!

If you’ve lived long enough and spent any time in the kitchen, you will have at least once faced the conundrum of what to do with overripe bananas. Eventually you either throw them out or make banana bread. Looking at any banana bread recipe, the flour, soda, salt, and spices required marry up nicely with what is in Ginger’s Breadboys Gingerbread Cookie Mix. What happens next might be a gingerbread pancake mix from Ginger's Breadboys in 2025!

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Mar. 22, 2024

What Molasses Type to Use in your Gingerbread Man Cookie

When it comes to baking, few ingredients evoke a sense of warmth and nostalgia quite like molasses. Its rich, robust flavor adds depth to a variety of treats, but navigating the molasses aisle can be a daunting task for many. Sulphured, unsulphured, and light, dark, and blackstrap - these terms can leave even seasoned bakers scratching their heads. In this blog post, we'll dive into the sweet world of molasses, explore the differences between the types, and uncover the reasons behind molasses being the sugar source for gingerbread man cookies in the United States, while honey takes the lead in Europe.

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Feb. 21, 2022

There's Great Value in Ginger's Breadboys Gingerbread Baking Kits

We recognize that our kits may seem pricey. However, we've shopped for these ingredients for over 35 years. Unless you're a regular baker of gingerbread cookies, Ginger's Breadboys cookie kits are an economical choice not to mention convenient. And for a kit that produces over 3 dozen, 5-inch cookies at $1,00 a piece? It's the best buy in town!

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Jul. 01, 2019

Butter or shortening?

Ginger's Breadboys® gingerbread boy cookie kits bases its recipe on a recipe that dates from the 1950s and more than likely well before. The recipe has no attribution probably because it has been handed down from one generation to the next and no one really knows who came up with it. But it specifically calls for shortening and, well, Crisco was the most popular brand of the early 20th century.

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Nov. 25, 2018

So Why Create a Gingerbread Man - Gingerbread Boy - Cookie Kit?

Years ago when I started making gingerbread boy cookies to give to friends and family for the holidays my goal was to make an awesome cookie to share.  True, the reason I chose gingerbread boys was a name thing but a few other reasons emerged.

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