Easy ginger biscuits recipe
A recipe for easy ginger biscuits. A classic South African favourite.
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Ingredients
- 250 ml 1 cup cake flour
- 15 ml 1 Tbs ground ginger
- a pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 125 ml 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 125 ml 1/2 cup wholewheat flour (I used Eureka Mills stone-ground premium flour)
- 125 gm soft butter room temp
- 5 ml bicarbonate of soda baking soda
- 15 ml 1 Tbs honey
- 30 ml 2 Tbs hot water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F)
- Sift all the flour, spice, and salt, adding the leftover wholewheat bits back in
- Add the sugar and mix in the butter until you get a crumb-like texture
- In a separate bowl mix the honey, bicarb, and water and when it fizzes add it to the mix.
- Shape the dough into balls (it was quite dry and only just held together) and arrange spaced out on a baking sheet lined with a silicone baking sheet or baking paper,
- Press each dough ball down with a fork - you should get around 20 biscuits. I went slightly bigger, so it's up to you
- Bake for 15 - 18 minutes until a nice caramel colour and then remove and cool on a rack. Keep a close eye after 14 minutes as they can burn quite easily.
Notes
This is a delicious biscuit recipe that to fill a biscuit tin.
Bake these for 13 minutes for a softer chewier biscuits.
Servings: 24