Ginger Biscuits
An old-fashioned ginger biscuits recipe. Made by rubbing in butter and forming a dough with golden syrup. Perfect with a cuppa.
Servings: 45 small biscuits
Calories: 43kcal
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: 43kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 6mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 47IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg