9 Ingredients To Make Gingerbread This Christmas

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1. Eggs Eggs are one of the main ingredients and bind the dough of gingerbread. 

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2. Flour Flour is another essential ingredient used to make gingerbread. All-purpose flour is used in most recipes.

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3. Butter Without butter, no baking is complete. Be sure to use an unsalted one instead of the salted one. 

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4. Nutmeg Nutmeg is used to add sweetness and heat to gingerbread. These spices are essential for the taste.

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5. Cinnamon Cinnamon is used in most recipes. It adds flavour and heat to gingerbread. you can use freshly ground powder.

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Ginger Ginger is the main herb used to spice and add heat to gingerbread. Do use a fresh one. 

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7. Brown Sugar Brown sugar is used to add sweetness. It is commonly used but you can add your own variation.

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8. Molasses Molasses is a by-product of sugar refining. It is also used as a sweetener in recipes. 

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9. Vanilla extract Vanilla extract is used to add a subtle flavour of vanilla and enhance the taste of gingerbread.

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