Ginger shortbreads
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 8
Skip to ingredients
- 50g golden caster sugarplus a little extra
- 100g buttersoftened
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- r freshly grated to make 1 tsp root ginge
- 170g plain flour
- to decorate crystalised stem ginger
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal197
- fat10.6g
- carbs24.9g
- fibre0.8g
- protein2.1g
- salt0.2g
Method
step 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Mix the sugar, butter, and the ground and grated ginger into a smooth paste, then slowly add the plain flour to form a soft dough. Place on a lightly floured work surface and roll out until the dough is about 1cm thick.
step 2
Using a round pastry cutter, cut out the shortbread and put on a baking tray. Slice the stem ginger and put a small piece in the centre of each shortbread. Sprinkle some caster sugar on top.
step 3
Bake for 10 minutes until the shortbreads are just starting to colour round the edges. Cool before serving.
