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Cornish Fairings

Cornish Fairings

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

These traditional buttery and crisp biscuits keep well in a tin for 3-4 days if you can save them that long!

Preparation Time	15 minutes
Baking Time	10 minutes
Portions	18
Skill Level	Easy
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Cornish Fairings Ingredients

100 grams	Butter at room temperature
100 grams	Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
2 tbsp	Golden Syrup (Silver Spoon)
175 grams	Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
2 tsp	Ginger ground
0.50 tsp	Mixed Spice ground
0.50 tsp	Cinnamon ground
0.50 tsp	Bicarbonate Of Soda

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How to make Cornish Fairings

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Set the oven to 180°C/ 160°C fan/ Gas 4. Line 2 baking trays with baking parchment
Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a pan over a low heat
Sift the flour, ginger, mixed spice, cinnamon, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt together into a bowl, then tip in the melted butter mixture and gently stir to form a smooth dough
Place heaped teaspoonfuls of the mixture on to baking sheets, about 3cm apart to allow room for them to spread. Flatten slightly with a knife
Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool and harden on the baking tray for 10 minutes before cooling

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