Gingerbread Dough Version

6.5 lbs honey
3 lbs sugar
1 lb water
15 lbs bread flour
1 oz ground ginger
1 oz. ground cloves
1 1/2 oz. cinnamon
1/2 oz. ground anise seeds
4 oz. bakers ammonia (triebsalz)***
2 oz. potash*
2 cups milkHeat honey, sugar and water until melted. Mix bakers ammonia with 1 cup of milk. Mix potash with 1 cup of milk. Mix all ingredients into a dough. Let stand in refrigerator for 3-4 days. Roll out as desired.