Gold Medal Biscuits
- Ready In:
- 28mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
30-24 biscuits
ingredients
- 2 cups self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1⁄4 cup caster sugar
- 125 g butter, chopped into small pieces
- 1⁄2 cup honey
- 1⁄4 cup demerara sugar
directions
- Set the oven to 200C (400F).
- Grease two baking trays or line with baking (silicone) paper.
- Sift all the dry ingredients into a small mixing bowl.
- Using clean fingers, rub the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- *Ifyou have a food processor, you can simply process the flour mixture and butter together.
- Melt the honey in the microwave or in a small saucepan.
- While the honey is still warm, pour it into the flour mixture and mix thoroughly to form a dough.
- Pour the demerara sugar onto a saucer.
- Now,take spoonfuls of the dough and roll into balls about 4cm (1 1/2") in diameter.
- Roll each ball in the demerara sugar before placing about 2" (5cm) apart on baking trays.
- (Biscuits will spread and flatten during baking.)
- Bake on the centre shelves of the oven at 200C (400F) for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
- When cooked, remove trays from oven and wait until biscuits are firm before transferring to wire racks to cool thoroughly.
- Store in an airtight container.
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