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Cornish Fairing
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schedulePrep 0 min
local_fire_departmentCook 0 min
speedmedium
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Source revision: Revision 4516871
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikibooks contributors
Ingredients
Scale
- 110 g (½ cup or 4 oz) flour
- 60 g (¼ cup or 2 oz) butter or margarine
- 60 g (¼ cup or 2 oz) caster sugar
- 1 tsp (levelled, not heaped) baking powder
- 2 tsp golden syrup
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F or Gas Mark 4).
- Sift the flour into a mixing bowl, then rub in the butter.
- Sift in the caster sugar, baking powder, and spices, then mix well.
- Add the syrup to the mixture, then stir in until it becomes a dough.
- Roll the dough out into little balls about the size of walnuts.
- Place the balls on a baking tray, then bake for 15 minutes.
- Allow the fairings to cool for a few minutes on the cooling rack before serving.
Equipment
1 sieve, 1 mixing bowl, 1 wooden spoon, 1 baking tray, 1 rolling pin, 1 cooling rack
