Ginger fairings

10-30 minutes 200 kcal or less bake sale cake sale carole gasan devon fair fete ginger biscuits ginger snaps gingerbread make ahead quick reader recipe village fair west country

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Makes 16

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Ingredients

100g butter , diced, plus extra for the baking sheet

225g plain flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 tbsp ground ginger

2 tsp mixed spice

100g caster sugar

4 tbsp golden syrup

Method

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Lightly butter 2 large baking sheets. Put the flour, ¼ tsp salt, baking powder, bicarb and spices in a food processor. Add the diced butter and whizz until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Tip into a bowl and stir in the sugar.

Gently warm the golden syrup in a pan, add to the mixture and stir to form a dough. Roll the dough into 16 walnut-sized balls, then arrange, at least 2cm apart, on the baking sheets. Bake for 8-10 mins until golden. Cool on the trays before transferring to a wire rack.