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Ginger Biscuits
An old-fashioned ginger biscuits recipe. Made by rubbing in butter and forming a dough with golden syrup. Perfect with a cuppa.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 45 small biscuits
Calories: 43 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Australian
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.
Cup of Yum
Nutrition Information
Calories
43kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
4mg
(1%)
Sodium
26mg
(1%)
Potassium
6mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
47IU
(1%)
Calcium
1mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 45small biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 43
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 43kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 26mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 6mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 47IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.