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Citrus bars
Citrus bars
A star rating of 4 out of 5.18 ratings

Crisp shortbread biscuit base with a creamy citrus curd baked onto the top

Double choc shortbreads
Double choc shortbreads
A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.24 ratings

These sweet treats will go down a storm at your next bake sale, and cost only around 15p each to make

Nutrition: per biscuit

  • kcal136
  • fat5g
  • saturates3g
  • carbs21g
  • sugars10g
  • fibre1g
  • protein2g
  • salt0.6g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    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.

  • step 2

    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.

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FAIRINGS

Fairings is the traditional name for edible souvenirs sold at fairs throughout England. These ginger fairings became associated with Cornish fairs and are still popular in the region.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2012

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A star rating of 4.2 out of 5.48 ratings

sallythomson.lawSa-nBnoQ

Easier just to keep the mixture in the food processor and drizzle the syrup in until it forms a dough. For a soft centre cook for a lesser time. Halved the raising agents as suggested - went down a storm!

279pchwgj2q9OpdrBB

In the instructions it says a 1/4 teaspoon of salt but it’s not listed in the ingredients. Not an expert and not sure if the salt is that important but thought it was worth mentioning.

grettondiver

I made these but halved the quantities. The recipe is basically good. I used the appropriate raising agent and doubt I’d have the result I wanted (looked identical to the photo with a nice crunch) if I’d used less. My ginger was very fresh and the biscuits were quite “warm”. What I did need to do…

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Paganmoon 54

Way too much raising agent. The first time I made these they spread out like pancakes and were flat and chewy. I’ve just made another batch with 1/4 teaspoon of bicarbonate and baking powder and they look much more like the illustration.

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ginger-snaps

Y'know what I think? These ginger-snaps need more ginger-snaps

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