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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

Instructions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to . Grease a baking sheet.
  2. 2
    Rub the butter and ginger into the flour in a bowl until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  3. 3
    Add the eggs and mix to a soft dough, adding a little milk if necessary.
  4. 4
    Roll out the dough to and cut out biscuits with a plain round cutter.
  5. 5
    Place them on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes until golden.
  6. 6
    Take the biscuits out of the oven and leave them to cool.
Category
Desserts

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