Hi I’m Elaura and I am a second year History student.
As the pandemic of COVID-19 has trapped us indoors for the next few weeks, we should use this time to be creative, try new things and stay productive and positive. Ginger is supposed to be good at boosting your immune system, so I’ve had a go at making some simple ginger biscuits. They’re not perfect but taste pretty good and were fun to make, so if you like you can give them a go yourself by following this recipe.
Remember to take pictures of your creation and put them on your stories with the tag #UOBBakes !
What you’ll need:
- 100g of butter
- 75g of light brown sugar
- 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
- 100g golden syrup
- 250g self-raising flour
- 1 ½ tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 small egg yolk
Method:
- First, pre-heat your oven to 190C and line two baking trays with parchment to stop the biscuit dough from sticking.
- Add the butter to a saucepan and melt it over a low heat, stirring it slowly. Then add the sugar, fresh grated ginger and golden syrup to the mix and stir. Once stirred, leave to cool.
- In a bowl, sift the flour before added the ground ginger and bicarbonate of soda. Stir altogether.
- Add the mix from the saucepan into the bowl and stir. Add the egg yolk and then stir until it becomes a dough mix. TIP- If the mixture feels too runny or sticky, then add flour until it forms more of a dough texture.
- Place flour on a countertop and roll the dough into small balls, of equal size in the flour. Press down on the balls to make a more disk shape but not completely flat.
- Place the prepared balls onto the baking tray and put them in the oven for 8-10 mins. Check after 6 mins to see if they are turning golden brown.
- TIP- to test if the biscuits are cooked, pierce the dough with a wooden skewer and if it comes out clean they are done.
- Place on cooling rack after they have cooked.
Like it 👍😊 Well done