Honey Bee Biscuits

Name: Honey Bee Biscuits
Ingredients: For the biscuits; 250g self raising flour; 100g baking fat/butter; 75g soft brown sugar; 11g ground ginger; 100g runny honey; 8g ground cinnamon; 5g bicarbonate of soda; 1 fresh egg (just the yolk)

Soft, sweet and simple to make this recipe for delicate honey shortbread biscuits is perfect for spring.

Recipes

Posted 04 March 2021

Prep: 15 minutes (including cooking) Cook: 10 minutes

easy

Serves:

Ingredients

For the biscuits

250g self raising flour
100g baking fat/butter
75g soft brown sugar
11g ground ginger
100g runny honey
8g ground cinnamon
5g bicarbonate of soda
1 fresh egg (just the yolk)

Method

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees
Place the baking fat/butter, sugar, honey, ground cinnamon and ground ginger into a saucepan and place onto the heat
Allow the baking fat/butter to completely melt, mix well
Set aside to cool
Add the flour, soft brown sugar and bicarbonate of soda to the cooled mixture and mix well
Add the egg yolk, turn out onto a work surface & knead to for a dough
Roll the mixture into equal sized balls
Place onto a parchment paper-lined baking tray 3” apart to allow the biscuits to spread during cooking
Cook for 8-10 minutes

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