Ginger Biscuits
This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management.[1]
Total Time
20 minutes
Servings
48 biscuits
3½ cups (475 g/1.05 lb) all-purpose flour
2 sticks (250 g/8.8 oz) unsalted butter
1 cup (225 g/7.9 oz) caster sugar
2 tablespoons ground ginger
2 eggs
Milk as needed
Preheat the oven to 160 °C (320 °F). Grease a baking sheet.
Rub the butter and ginger into the flour in a bowl until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Add the eggs and mix to a soft dough, adding a little milk if necessary.
Roll out the dough to 5 mm (0.20 in) and cut out biscuits with a plain round cutter.
Place them on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes until golden.
5 minutes
Take the biscuits out of the oven and leave them to cool.