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    Home » Recipes » Biscuits

    Ginger Biscuits

    Published: May 25, 2020 · Modified: Jun 9, 2022 by Libby Hakim · 4 Comments

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    This Ginger Biscuits Recipe is an old-fashioned recipe which delivers a thin, crisp biscuit that's the perfect little accompaniment to a warm cup of something.

    These biscuits are just the thing to remind you how the simple things in life can be the most wonderful and lovely.

    They may not look too special, but the ginger punch combined with the golden syrup sweetness and crispy texture makes these biscuits moreish to the max!

    Ginger Biscuits

    A little therapy with your Ginger Biscuits?

    The Ginger Biscuits themselves are lovely, but the process of baking them is also just so soothing.

    No noisy mixers.

    Just sifting.

    Feeling the butter and flour between your fingers.

    Weighing and measuring.

    Watching the golden syrup slowly make its way into the bowl.

    Mixing.

    Rolling.

    And – my favourite part – cutting out the rounds and laying them carefully on baking trays.

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    Nana Ling's Ginger Biscuits recipe

    Keep scrolling for the tested and tweaked version.

    And if you love this recipe, check out our Snickerdoodles recipe, Milo Biscuits, Ratafias and the entire Cooking with Nana Ling biscuits collection here.

    Ginger Biscuits

    Ginger Biscuits

    Libby Hakim
    An old-fashioned ginger biscuits recipe. Made by rubbing in butter and forming a dough with golden syrup. Perfect with a cuppa.
    5 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 25 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Australian
    Servings 45 small biscuits
    Calories 43 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 225 grams SR flour (1 ¾ cup)
    • 55 grams caster sugar (¼ cup)
    • 85 grams butter
    • ½ teaspoon bicarb soda
    • 1 ½ teaspoon ground ginger
    • 4 tablespoons golden syrup (use only enough to form a dough)

    Instructions
     

    • Pre-heat oven to moderate (170 degrees celsius, fan forced).
    • Sieve flour, bicarb soda and ginger together into a bowl.
    • Chop butter into cubes and rub into dry mixture.
    • Add sugar and stir through mixture.
    • Add enough of the golden syrup to bind the mixture together to form a dough. Add a little additional syrup if required.
    • Turn onto a lightly floured surface and roll out as thinly as possible.
    • Use a small round cutter (about 5cm diameter) to cut out biscuits.
    • Place onto a baking tray lined with baking paper.
    • Bake for 7-10 minutes.
    • Allow to cool.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 43kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 26mgPotassium: 6mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 47IUCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?If you love it, let me know!

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    1. Jan

      November 20, 2023 at 9:32 am

      5 stars
      The biscuits turned out beautifully, even though I used 'gluten free' mix so the recipe is very forgiving though I had to add a little more golden syrup.

      A few hints -
      - I rolled out between two sheets of baking paper so they were nice and thin. Top sheet then goes on the baking tray and the cut shapes moved onto it (about 1 cm apart) for cooking.
      - I used a square cutter which made for efficient cutting, but it is IMPORTANT to move them apart for cooking so they have a smooth outline.
      - I did try with the leftover pieces to roll out and score the piece into rectangles without moving but they cooked together. While still hot, I re-cut with a sharp knife on the score lines but they ended up a bit crumbly on the sides so not as pretty (but it was much faster!)
      - I like ginger a lot and will probably try it with 2 teaspoons ginger next time - and there will definitely be a lot of next times - and perhaps with testing other spices just for fun.
      - at 170 degrees in my oven they were done in five minutes, so watch carefully.

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      • Libby Hakim

        November 27, 2023 at 12:22 pm

        Thanks so much for taking the time to add these tips, Jan! I'll keep in mind when updating the post 🙂

        Reply
    2. Clive

      January 17, 2023 at 4:17 am

      Love them, substituted erythritol for the sugar, to lower the sugar.

      Turned out wonderful and will be a regular part of my repertoire, as I love ginger, in any form.

      Greetings from Johannesburg, South Africa.

      Reply
      • Libby Hakim

        January 17, 2023 at 1:53 pm

        Wonderful, thanks for the feedback and idea about sugar substitution – and the lovely greetings. Sending best wishes from Australia! Enjoy the ginger biscuits 🙂

        Reply
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