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Ginger biscuits

Added by dbutts29 | Tue 28 Jul 2009 @ 09:25

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This is a simple recipe for ginger biscuits you ca use up to the full amount of sugar and golden syrup depending on how sweet you like them. I go for less sugar as a personal preference.

Ingredients
100gm butter
20-30gms golden syrup
175 - 225gm demerera sugar
300 gm flour
2tsp baking powder
1tsp bicarbonate soda
3tsp ground ginger
Pinch of salt
1 egg beaten

Method
1. Pre heat the oven to 160c gas mark 3 and line two baking sheets with grease proof paper or the reusable baking sheets.
2. Put the butter, sugar and syrup in a pan and bring up to heat melting the butter and allowing the mixture to amalgamate. Allow to cool slightly
3. Sift together all the other dry ingredients into a bowl
4. Pour in the warm butter mixture and bring it all together, then add the egg mixture and mix thoroughly.
5. At this point the mix should be holding is shape but it will be slightly brittle when you mould into balls. Dont worry this creates the ridges and finished texture of the biscuit. 6. Create balls about 1-2cms in diameter and place on the baking sheet, you can at this point press down to create discs or leave them to spread a little in the oven. You should be able to get ~24 bisctuits out of this one batch.
7. Place in the oven for 10-15 minutes until they are starting to colour, they will be initially soft when removed butas they cool the will firm up nicely. Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee :)

tried this recipe or a similar one? share your tips...

1. by Vicki on Wed 02 May 2012 @ 11:47

Wow. Love them, really easy to make, the only problems i need to make double batches everytime as soon as they are mad they are gone. I did put more ginger in because i love it. Saw the note above so i amging to dip half in chocolate next time and i'm sure they will go just as quick.

2. by Kelly on Wed 25 Apr 2012 @ 04:49

I just made a batch of these and the family are very happy! I made one variation, and that is substituting demerera sugar for brown sugar. They are firm on the outside, soft on the inside and the ginger is not too overpowering (although, I could see me adding maybe another teaspoon next time for that extra oomph). I ended up with about 32 biscuits from this recipe. Oh, and my 10 year old intellectually disabled daughter helped me and we found them a breeze to make. Thanks!

3. by antigluten on Sun 19 Feb 2012 @ 14:59

I used this recipe with gluten-free flour today and it all worked out fine. I added 1 tsp of Xantham gum, but otherwise made no other changes. Best ginger biscuits I've made in a while.

4. by Caz on Sat 04 Feb 2012 @ 09:57

These are great.. Try adding a teaspoon of cinnamon as well.. gives a lovely flavour boost!

5. by twistedgrrrl on Tue 20 Dec 2011 @ 21:48

Just wanted to say these biscuits are delicious!!! I made them bigger, nearly twice the size stated (and with half demerara sugar and half caster sugar as that's all I had in). They're lovely - would like them to be a little more crunchy all the way through, but they're not a bad biscuit/cookie at all... ...just got to try not to eat them all now!!

6. by Jo on Sun 11 Dec 2011 @ 13:01

Mmmm, made mine with fresh ginger (2 tablespoons, and only 1 of ground) yum yum. Also used wholemeal flour, couldn't notice the difference and must be healthier, right??!

7. by dorothy on Sun 10 Jul 2011 @ 12:02

Wonderful. I'd made rhubarb fool and wanted posh ginger biscuits to go with it. Was going to nip out to Waitrose or M&S but made these instead - quicker, cheaper and more delicious. Used the minimum amount of sugar and golden syrup; the only difficult thing was measuring the golden syrup in grams - very messy - next time I'd just use one dessert spoonful. Strength of ginger depends on how long it's been hanging around in your cupboard.

8. by slma on Mon 20 Jun 2011 @ 14:55

really good

9. by katy on Thu 05 May 2011 @ 23:07

Amazing!!!

10. by Irene on Fri 15 Apr 2011 @ 12:05

very disappointed, probably my fault, new fan oven and recipe doesn´t state conventional or fan oven to be used. my biscuits were burnt after 10 mins. they were far too sweet and not gingery enough. Will try again and adjust amounts in recipe.

11. by Alex on Tue 22 Feb 2011 @ 14:02

Had friends over for tea, biscuits all gone! Sharing the recipe... :)

12. by Sweetpie on Tue 22 Feb 2011 @ 14:00

Loved them!! Thanks a lot Jamie!

13. by Luana on Tue 22 Feb 2011 @ 13:42

Hi, I am a rubbish cook. How hard is to make those? thank you

14. by Sabrina on Mon 21 Feb 2011 @ 15:51

Hi !! I read somewhere that ginger biscuits are a great help for morning sickness... I soooo hope so! There is no golden sirup in Belgium (one more thing to add to my "why I miss the UK" list). Can I use honey instead? Thanks!! And all the best! S

15. by sal on Mon 14 Feb 2011 @ 12:02

thanks jamie they taste so good and so simple to make , they remind me of my motherinlaws who is no longer with us. so now when we have them she will be with us in spirit and our hearts. thank you.........

16. by Tinkietam on Tue 08 Feb 2011 @ 10:33

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17. by Pam on Sun 06 Feb 2011 @ 15:12

Just tried this recipe, it's delicious. I may add more ginger when I make them again because I am a ginger fiend and love it strong. I look forward to making these again.

18. by clairus99 on Sun 30 Jan 2011 @ 16:30

it's okay i worked it out; if using SR flour you dont need baking powder or bicarb... well, the cookie dough tastes nice anyway, it's now all over the keyboard! theyve gone in the oven and i cant wait to eat them!

19. by clairus99 on Sun 30 Jan 2011 @ 16:05

what type of flour? plain? if i use SR should i cut out the bircarb?

20. by Kate on Sat 15 Jan 2011 @ 05:57

I've made a couple of batches of these now, and they've all turned out beautifully. It's a wonderfully simple recipe that works well, thanks!

21. by andrew on Sun 19 Dec 2010 @ 11:42

They are really nice says my 6 year old daughter!! Go Jamie.

22. by Joolz Goodman on Thu 02 Dec 2010 @ 14:24

Just done this recipe quick and easy to do, and absolutely gorgeous biscuits mmmh will definately do again

23. by lol on Wed 03 Nov 2010 @ 17:07

ha lovely bisciuts

24. by Geri on Thu 14 Oct 2010 @ 16:38

Oh...My...Word...Thank you so much for this recipe...it's ten times easier than the others, with less ingredients...And definietely ten times better than any other home made ginger biscuit I've ever tasted. Thank you...Thank you...Thank you...My Bf is going to love this when he gets home tonight. ^_^

25. by nandi on Wed 15 Sep 2010 @ 14:45

i will be making them for my hubby, he loves them....

26. by Sharon D\'Penha on Mon 05 Jul 2010 @ 12:28

Lovely biscuits. I'm going to try them out. I always Love Jamie's cooking....Thanks for that one Jamie!

27. by Amanda on Mon 07 Jun 2010 @ 21:29

I just made loads of these and they are lovely so easy to make and went down a treat with my family,
I made a couple and dipped them in cooking chocolate even more yummy xx
Brilliant recipe thanks xx

28. by Tim on Sat 08 May 2010 @ 16:44

I've just had a crack at this. Tried a test run of 2 biscuits. Quite surprised how much they rise rather than spread! Very nice though. I reduced the sugar to 160g. Was going to go with 190g (after noting your comments) but as I approached 160g on the scales it was looking like hell of a lot of sugar! But the two I tried were sweet enough for my palate.

Are you able to tell me how long the raw mix will keep for? Plus how long will the cooked biscuits keep for?

Great simple recipe though, nice one! :)