Ginger Biscuits. Line two large baking trays with baking parchment. In a saucepan over a low heat, melt the butter, sugar, fresh ginger and golden syrup and leave to cool. Ginger biscuits are one of Britain's favorite biscuits and we have been eating them for centuries. They make the perfect partner to a hot cup of tea as once cooled after cooking, they become super-hard, so the perfect dunking biscuit. The ginger in the biscuit is also lovely for soothing a tummy upset, especially one associated with car sickness.
Even the smallest hands can help make these gingerbread men - perfect for Christmas..
Sift flour, baking soda, crème of tartar, ginger and salt in a mixing bowl and add the wet ingredients.
Mix the ingredients together, cover and refrigerate for an hour or two.
You can have Ginger Biscuits using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Ginger Biscuits
- You need 240 ml of all purpose flour.
- You need 15 ml of ground ginger.
- It's 10 ml of baking powder.
- It's 5 ml of ground cinnamon.
- Prepare 2.5 ml of salt.
- You need 70 g of butter.
- Prepare 240 ml of white sugar.
- Prepare 1 of egg.
- Prepare 60 ml of molasses.
- You need 60 ml of Cinnamon and sugar mix.
When cooled, roll dough into small balls, coat each ball in white sugar and arrange on baking trays - push down with a fork or fingers. Melt the margarine, caster sugar and golden syrup gently in a pan over a medium heat. Once melted, remove from the heat and cool. Thanks for the recipe - it worked a treat.
Ginger Biscuits instructions
- Prepare baking trays with baking paper and spray to grease.
- Preheat oven at 170c (between 180 and 140).
- Sift the flour, ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir the mixture to blend evenly, and sift a second time into another bowl..
- Place the butter into a mixing bowl and beat until creamy. Gradually beat in the white sugar. Beat in the egg, and molasses. Sift 1/3 of the flour mixture into the butter mixture and mix thoroughly. Sift in the remaining flour mixture, and mix together until a soft dough forms.
- Pinch off small amounts of dough and roll into balls between your hands. Roll each ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Place balls on baking tray and press down lightly with a fork..
- Place in you preheated oven and bake for about 15minutes (baking time vary depending on your oven. Best to keep an eye on the biscuits to ensure they don't burn).
- Cool, eat and enjoy..
I can't have wheat dairy or cane sugar, so I routinely bake by substituting flours, fats and sweetners. Ginger bic When do I add or what do I do with the butter. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. This is a basic biscuit recipe with baking powder used as the leavening.