Ginger Biscuits
This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management.
Total
00:20
Yield
48 biscuits
Ingredients
- 3½ cups (475 g/1.05 lb) all-purpose flour
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground ginger
- 2 eggs
- Milk as needed
- Total:
- 00:20
- Yield:
- 48 biscuits
Instructions
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1Preheat the oven to . Grease a baking sheet.
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2Rub the butter and ginger into the flour in a bowl until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
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3Add the eggs and mix to a soft dough, adding a little milk if necessary.
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4Roll out the dough to and cut out biscuits with a plain round cutter.
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5Place them on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes until golden.
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6Take the biscuits out of the oven and leave them to cool.
- Category
- Desserts
Recipe Attribution
Wikibooks Cookbook
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Printed on October 29, 2026