Cornish Fairings (Spiced biscuits)

Today I made some biscuits, the biscuits I chose are a spiced, crunchy and are fab with a cup of coffee. There are none of my homegrown ingredients in these moreish biscuits but there are always ‘exceptions’ to the rule.

They are really simple to make and very quick to cook.

You will need the following

1 lb Plain Flour
4 teaspoons Baking powder
2 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda
2 tablespoons Ground ginger
1 tablespoon Cinnamon
1 tablespoon Ground mixed spice
1 teaspoon Salt
8 oz Butter
8 on Dark brown sugar
8 tablespoons Golden syrup

Mix the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, ginger, cinnamon, mixed spice and salt together

Chop the butter in small cubes and rub into the flour mix until  it resembles bread crumbs

Add the sugar and stir through

Heat the syrup in a pan until watery and add to the dry ingredients

Mix to a dough

Flour your hands and roll pieces the size of a pecan nut ball and place on a greased or non stick baking tray

Bake in a pre heated oven 200c/400f  or gas mark 6 for 10 minutes.

When cooked take out the oven leave on the baking sheet to firm up for a couple of minutes then place on a wire rack and let cool.

Store in an air tight tin.