One of the most exciting and interesting holidays of the year is almost upon us and today we’re teaching you How To Make Cannabis-Infused Gingerbread Men.
You can also call them Gingerbread Cookies if you’re not comfortable calling them men – but no matter what you decide, they are simply cookies that taste incredible especially this time of year.
The festive season is when you can officially start baking tasty treats, such as gingerbread men, brownies, and other cookies and baked goods with a cannabis twist!
These particular cookies will be perfect for sharing with family or friends who aren’t quite into the idea of cannabis yet.
Ingredients Needed:
flour
cannabutter
brown sugar
molasses
egg
cinnamon
ginger
cloves
salt
nutmeg
baking soda
Using Cannabutter
If you love the fresh scent and spice of ginger, then this will quickly turn into one of your favourite Christmas weed edible recipes.
They are super easy to make, and this particular gingerbread requires cannabutter.
How To Make Cannabutter
A recipe on how to make cannabis butter at home. After many cannabutter recipes, we find that this is by far the best way to infuse weed with butter.
Decarboxylate your weed by spreading your cannabis evenly on an oven tray And coat with aluminum foil.
Place in the oven on 240F/115C for 25 till 45 minutes, and then let it cool.
Grind your dry cannabis or chop it till fine.
Place the cannabis in a strong mason jar, add butter and (1 tsp of sunflower lecithin)(optional)
Place your closed jar in cold water and let it come to a boil, Boil for 2 to 3 hours.
Strain your butter through a cheesecloth.
Cool down
Now you can use the Cannabis Butter (Cannabutter)
Video
Notes
If using a mason jar, be sure to start with cold water. Furthermore, it is imperative to let the water cool gradually so that your glass will not shatter.The video guide might be slightly different than the blog recipe. The blog recipe is the most updated and accurate.
Gingerbread cookies, originally made of breadcrumbs and spices, were popularized in Europe.
The word “gingerbread” originated from the word for ginger, originally spelled “gingebras.”
Gingerbread cookies also have their history in sailing, trading, and the beginning of the spice market trade.
When sailors would bring ginger for use in cooking. As trade routes opened up between Asia and the West, ginger was imported from countries like China and India. This created a demand for biscuit-like foods spiced with ginger while at sea.
The Process Of Making Gingerbread Cookies
Making gingerbread cookies was a long process that took several days.
First, you needed to make the biscuits. This involved combining flour, molasses, and salt with yeast in a warm area until it was spongy. You would then knead the dough until it was smooth and let it sit for eight hours so that the yeast could properly ferment the dough.
Once you had your dough, you could roll out little balls of it and cut them into shapes with cookie cutters.
Today? Much, much easier!
How To Make Cannabis-Infused Gingerbread Men
Ginger and spiced just right with cannabutter infused into the batter for the perfect gingerbread cookies ever.
Add the flour, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, ginger, and cloves to a large mixing bowl, and mix the powder until the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
In a mixing bowl, blend the cannabutter and sugar on high with an electric mixer for two minutes.Now toss in the egg, vanilla, molasses, and reduce the speed of the electric mixer to medium, blend the ingredients for another two minutes.Reduce the speed to low, slowly incorporate all of the flour into the dough.
Use a rolling pin to flatten out the dough, then leave it on a cookie sheet to cool for at least two hours before moving on.At this point, you can retrieve the cookie dough and use the cookie cutters to cut out small cookies or a knife to turn the whole thing into one giant gingerbread man cookie.
Preheat the oven to 350 F, and while you wait for it to warm up, remove all of the excess dough from around the chosen shape.Bake small gingerbread man cookies for anywhere from 8-10 minutes or until golden brown on the outside. Once the cookies have baked, remove them from the oven, and allow them to cool down before icing.
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As always, happy canna-cooking!
Steph Van De Ven
I am a prof writer/blogger & love my daily dose. I'm Canadian-Dutch, a horse owner, and love exploring new CBD & THC recipes, trends & products to share with you! #Cannadish
