Ginger Biscuits
These spiced cardamom biscuits are a delightful treat that brings together warm flavors and aromatic spices. The combination of cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger creates a fragrant and comforting taste that pairs perfectly with a subtle sweetness from the icing. Enjoy the process of making these biscuits, from mixing the dough to cutting out your favorite shapes, and add a personal touch with your icing design. Get ready to fill your kitchen with the cozy scent of these delicious spiced biscuits baking in the oven.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 70g/2½oz butter
- 80g/2¾oz light muscovado sugar
- 2 tbsp black treacle
- 8 cardamon pods
- 250g/9oz plain flour
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 free-range egg
- around 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Lightly butter a baking tray.
- Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the black treacle or molasses.
- Break the cardamom pods open and crush the seeds finely. Add them to the mixture with the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, ginger and egg yolk.
- Beat in a couple of tablespoons of milk and then bring it all together to form a dough.
- Roll the dough out on a floured surface to a £1 coin thickness. Cut into your desired shapes.
- Lay the biscuits on the buttered baking tray and bake for 12-14 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on cooling rack. Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Combine the icing sugar and the lemon juice in a bowl until smooth. Ice the biscuits with a pattern of your choosing.
Cook Time
30M
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Makes 10-12 biscuits
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