White Gingerbread

Submitted by Heather Sullivan

"Intriguing recipe from Mrs. Beeton's."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 4 dozen

ingredients

• 1 lb flour
• 1⁄2 lb butter, chilled and cubed
• 1⁄2 lb sugar
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 1 ounce ground ginger
• 1⁄2 a nutmeg, grated
• 1⁄2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
• 118 ml milk, warmed slightly

directions

1. Rub the butter into the flour.
2. Stir in the sugar, the minced lemon-zest, ginger and nutmeg; mix well.
3. Make the milk just warm, stir into the mixture with the bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), and work the mixture into a nice smooth dough.
4. Roll it out, cut it into shapes.
5. Bake in a moderate oven(180°C/ 350°F/ Gas Mark 4) for 15 to 20 minutes.

Reviews

[HappyBunny]

These biscuits were fabulous! My daughters thoroughly enjoyed rolling, cutting and eating the dough! We don't like nutmeg very much so I added cinnamon instead. I halved the recipe but really wish I hadn't because we are already down to half a dozen biscuits. Those would have gone as well if it wasn't for the fact that I've had to hide some for DH to try when he comes home tonight!!