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GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« on: June 16, 2009, 06:39:29 am »
GINGERNUT BISCUITS     (Makes 4 dozen)  Oven 180C

2 cups Self Raising Flour
2 Teaspoons ginger powder
1 teaspoon bi-carb soda
125g butter (soft)
1 cup castor sugar
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1 egg - beaten
 sugar for rolling

Place castor sugar, golden syrup & butter in TM.  Cream for approx 3 mins on speed 4 or 5, scraping with spatula as you go.
Add egg & carb soda.  Process for a few secs to combine and then add flour & ginger.  Process for about 90 secs using the spatula to help.

Roll into 48 balls and then toss the balls into sugar.  Place balls onto a greased or papered tray and bake for approx 12 mins or until golden brown.

These biscuits keep well in an airtight tin.

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brazen20au - OK, the dough tastes good, the biccies smell good, they look good... we loved them too!
I've put the gluten free version on my blog.
http://brazen20au.blogspot.com/2009/06/gingernut-biscuits-gf-tmx.html

JD - had to compromise as I didn't have enough ginger powder (I remembered what Bron said, never not do a recipe because you don't have the right ingredient so I used 1 tsp ginger, 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg) and they were delicious.  Cooked them 15 minutes so they were nice and crunchy.  Will use 3 trays next time, not 2 as they mostly joined together but that wasn't a problem. Thanks for posting this recipe.

cookie - these are lovely. I make all my biscuits in the TMX now. Usually I just throw everything in and go for it.
We don't like ginger very much so I substituted cocoa and a bit of ginger and mixed spice. They were very popular.

Chelsea - Delish!  Thanks for posting the recipe.

jessiesgirl - just made these GF and all I can say is YUMMO.

Have a few questions because my recipe made 37 big ones:

1. did you just do small teaspoon rolls?
2. did you flatten them down?
3. what temp do you bake yours on because I did mine on 180 degrees?
4. how do you stop the addiction??
thanks for the wonderful recipe and the revision for GF.

Trudy - Yes I do roll them into balls approx a teaspoons full at a time.  I like to really drench them in sugar and once the dough goes onto the tray I usually top up the sugar and no, I do not flatten them out they seem to do that while they are cooking.
I bake them in a moderate oven which is 180C or 350F.

busterman - Really good.  I added a teaspoon of freshly grated ginger for a real ginger kick.  Fantastic. Well done.

Uni  - thanks Trudy.





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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2009, 06:42:36 am »
oh yum! Ginger nuts are always a favourite  :)
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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2009, 08:41:35 am »
Thanks trudy -  ditto faffa_70.  I always used plain flour with mine - have to try the Self-Raising to get some extra puffiness (and maybe extra crunch)

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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2009, 09:13:46 am »
i'm going to try a GF version, tonight or tomorrow, will report back :)
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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2009, 09:39:01 am »
Good luck Brazen!!!

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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2009, 12:03:04 pm »
Yummo.  I know what I will be trying on the weekend.  Sadly I'm the only one in the house that likes ginger . . .  :)

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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2009, 12:34:10 pm »
oh that's VERY VERY sad chelsea  :D
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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2009, 12:46:22 pm »
My Mum is a ginger fanatic so I'll be making these for her as soon as I find the time.
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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2009, 01:22:27 pm »
OK, the dough tastes good  ;D the biccies smell good, they look good...
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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2009, 04:43:44 am »
Just made these Trudy and had to compromise as I didn't have enough ginger powder (I remembered what Bron said, never not do a recipe because you don't have the right ingredient so I used 1t ginger, 1/2t cinnamon and 1/2t nutmeg) and they were delicious.  Cooked them 15 minutes so they were nice and crunchy.  Will use 3 trays next time, not 2 as they mostly joined together but that wasn't a problem.  Mum will be getting the bulk of them otherwise I will eat too many of them!  Thanks for posting this recipe.
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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2009, 05:30:40 am »
Glad you liked them Judy.  It's funny but I have made them so many times but didn't use the TM, seem to do things on auto!!!  Anyway got a brainwave the other day and used the TM which is why I finally posted it. 

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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2009, 08:43:10 am »
Thanks Trudy, these are lovely. I make all my biscuits in the TMX now. Usually I just throw everything in and go for it.
We don't like ginger very much so I substituted cocoa and a bit of ginger and mixed spice. They were very popular.
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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2009, 09:05:03 am »
we loved them too!
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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2009, 12:09:36 pm »
Glad you liked them.  I will have to try all the changes that you mentioned.

Cheers

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Re: GINGER NUT BISCUITS
« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2009, 12:12:53 pm »
you've reminded me to put the gluten free version on my blog - will do it now!

here tis http://brazen20au.blogspot.com/2009/06/gingernut-biscuits-gf-tmx.html
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