Ani's Ginger Nuts

INGREDIENTS

¾ cup butter1 cup brown sugar¼ cup golden syrup1 egg1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 cup chopped nuts (pecans/cashews/walnuts)¼ cup coconut 2 tspns each of bicarb, baking powder, ginger powder, cinnamonPinch of nutmeg
Another cup of brown sugar with a pinch of ginger and cinnamon not to be added to mixture - kept aside

METHOD

Mix ¾ cup butter and 1cup brown sugar until creamy Add 1egg and mix Add ¼ cup golden syrup beat until fluffy 1tspn van ess. Beat. Then add 1 cup roughly chopped nuts. Normally I use pecans. Today I put cashews. ¼ cup coconut and mix. In a bowl add 2 tspns bicarb, 2tspns baking powder, 2tspns ginger, 2tspns cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg. Sift into mixture. Add 1 cup flour to start getting a dough together. Then add ¼ cup flour at a time to get a sticky-ish dough. Don't use your machine to mix here. Shape into balls. Roll in brown sugar mixture and place apart on a try. Don't flatten. Bake at 160° for 10 minutes or until brown.Lift and loosen as soon as it comes out of the oven.

INFO & TIPS

Ginger Nuts will firm up once cooled

POSTED ON

19 May 2022

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