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Easy ginger biscuits

A recipe for easy ginger biscuits. A classic South African favourite.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 24

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

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  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F)
  2. Sift all the flour, spice, and salt, adding the leftover wholewheat bits back in
  3. Add the sugar and mix in the butter until you get a crumb-like texture
  4. In a separate bowl mix the honey, bicarb, and water and when it fizzes add it to the mix.
  5. 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, 
  6. Press each dough ball down with a fork - you should get around 20 biscuits.  I went slightly bigger, so it's up to you
  7. 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.