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So here it is, not Wordless Wednesday, but Incoherent Friday. I'd better give you the (previously typed) recipe for my ginger biscuits instead:
Old-fashioned Ginger BiscuitsMakes 60
Ingredients
300g/11oz/2½ cups plain flour
5ml/1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
7.5ml/1½ tsp ground ginger
1.5ml/¼ tsp ground cinnamon
1.5ml/¼ tsp ground cloves
115g/4oz/½ cup butter or margarine
350g/12oz/1½ cups caster sugar
1 egg, beaten
60ml/4tbsp black treacle (dark molasses)
5ml/1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1. Preheat the oven to 160ºC/325ºF/Gas 3. Grease 3-6 baking trays.
2. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices into a small bowl. Set aside.
3. With an electric mixer, cream together the butter or margarine and two-thirds of the sugar (this comes to 8oz!).
4. Stir in the egg, treacle and lemon juice. Add the flour mixture and mix in thoroughly with a wooden spoon to make a soft dough.
5. Shape the dough into 2cm/¾ in balls. Roll the balls in the remaining sugar and place them about 5cm/2in apart on the prepared baking trays.
6. Bake for about 12 minutes until the biscuits are just firm to the touch. With a slotted spatula, transfer the biscuits to a wire rack and leave to cool.
16 comments:
I love ginger biscuits! No one else in the house thinks they are as smashing as I do but, it may be my turn to make myself a treat! No, I wont eat them all myself, the neighbors may benefit as well.
Thank you for sharing!
Time for a rest maybe? With a good book and glass of something?
Hello Floss
We are big fans of ginger biscuit in this household, especially Alan. I shall try this one out, let's hope mine turn out looking as good as yours. Your look quite simply superb!
Have a good weekend Floss
Isabelle x
Oh thank you Floss, I can't wait to try this recipe - hopefully sometime next week as my 'boys' love ginger biscuits.
Thank you kindly Floss! I will definitely make these biscuits. They look so perfect and same sized. You sure you didn't get them out of a packet? Just kidding! You are gifted though, no doubt about it.
Like Sarah, I'm very impressed...how many things we can learn from you! Thank you Floss!
Have a great weekend!
What a wonderful recipe, thank you for sharing it! I do believe I will give this recipe a try. I love homemade gingersnaps! I love using a real "treacle" over molasses, too. I think our jarred molasses here just doesn't come close to Tate & Lyle's treacle!
Well, it looks a very coherent recipe - I know what I will be making this weekend! Hope you get a good night's sleep and wake up in full command of your faculties tomorrow morning!
Pomona x
Time to take a break maybe? :) The ginger biscuits sound good.
Have a great weekend.
Oh you do make me smile! Incoherent Friday! I have whole weeks like that! MMMM, Yum... ginger biscuits! Want! Have a lovely weekend. xxx
My grandmother makes these...only here in the states we call them cookies. Your post makes me want to make some TONIGHT! scrumptious!
I can never resist ginger biscuits, i might just have to give these a go!
Victoria x
Well Floss,you need to relax time,dont you? Although you are so clever to make good things instead of words. You gave me a nice hint. Thank you(Arigato)
Also I'm sure you and your son have good relationship. Good for you!!
And take care of yourself. And have a great weekend!!
They look delicious...are they good dunkers? Hope you have a lovely, restful weekend, x
Time for a break with tea & biscuits!
The biscuits look yummy....
Jayne
I'm rarely coherent on a Friday but one thing I can say is YUM. Many thanks for the recipe
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