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25Total Time
15Prep Time
10Bake Time
18Serves
Easy

Cornish Fairings

19 Reviews

About the bake

These traditional buttery and crisp biscuits keep well in a tin for 3-4 days - if you can save them that long. If you're feeling super indulgent, why not try out our chocolate dipped cornish fairings recipe.

25Total Time
15Prep Time
10Bake Time
18Serves
Easy

Method

  1. Step 1:

    Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, gas mark 4). Line 2 baking trays with baking parchment.

  2. Step 2:

    Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a pan over a low heat.

  3. Step 3:

    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.

  4. Step 4:

    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.

  5. Step 5:

    Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool and harden on the baking tray for 10 minutes before cooling.

Ingredients

    • 100g Butter (unsalted) (room temperature)
    • 100g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
    • 2 tbsp Golden syrup
    • 175g Allinson's Self Raising White Flour
    • 2 tsp Ginger (ground)
    • 0.5 tsp Mixed spice (ground)
    • 0.5 tsp Cinnamon (ground)
    • 0.5 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
    • Pinch Salt

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