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Old Fashioned Gingernuts

Ingredients:

350g (12oz) self raising flour
100g (4oz) demerara sugar
100g (4oz) soft brown sugar
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
3 heaped teaspoons ground ginger
1 egg (beaten)
100g (4oz) butter
1 heaped tablespoon golden syrup

Putting it together:

Pre-heat the oven to 160c (350f, gas mark 3)
Grease several baking trays
Melt the butter and golden syrup together
Mix all the dry ingredients together
Add the beaten egg, and the metled butter and golden syrup
Mix thoroughly.
Roll into small ball and place well apart on the baking trays (about 5cm / 2 inches)
Baken in the oven for approx. 20 minutes
Remove the gingernuts from the baking tray and cool on wire racks.
Store in an airtight container.

Makes approx. 50 gingernuts.

Recipe sent in by Elsie, Walton on the Naze

 


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