Cornish Fairings
These crisp golden ginger biscuits are easy to make and are perfect for dunking!
Equipment
- 3 heavy oven trays
- baking parchment or silicon mats
- Mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Saucepan
- metal spatula
Ingredients
- 225 g plain flour
- 110 g caster sugar.
- 4 tablespoon golden syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 110 g butter
Instructions
- Put the dry ingredients, except the sugar, in a large mixing bowl. Mix the spices and flour together thoroughly.
- Put the butter, sugar and syrup in a saucepan over a medium heat. Stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture has melted.
- Pour the mixture into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
- Divide the dough into 18 balls and place 6 on each baking sheet. Place them about 10 cm or 3 inches apart to allow them to spread. Use the back of a fork or a glass to flatten the biscuits slightly.
- Preheat the oven to 200 C / 400 F / 180 FAN / Gas 6 and bake for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown.
- Leave them to cool on the baking tray for 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 91kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 240mgPotassium: 29mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 11IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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