Make your own edible place-name cards
These dark, richly spiced Scandinavian ginger biscuits may take a little longer to prepare than other biscuit recipes, but the wait is well worth it. They not only make fun place-name cards with your guests initials or names written on in white icing, they are also a delicious combination of spicy, crunchy, sweetness. Make any extra dough into smaller biscuit shapes to be eaten another time.
Ingredients
Makes about 16 biscuits
Preheat the oven to 200C (400F/Gas 6), Bake for 5-8 minutes
200g (7oz) butter, 175ml (6fl oz) golden syrup, 170g (6oz) sugar, 1-2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1-2 tsp ground cloves
1-2 tsp ground ginger, Grated zest of 1 orange, 2 eggs, 510g (1lb 2oz) flour, 3 tsp baking powder.
For the icing
Icing sugar mixed with a little warm water to make a paste. Spoon the icing into a small recycled plastic bag with one small corner cut off, squeeze the icing out gently, and write names or initials on the cooled biscuits.
STEP 1Put the butter, syrup, sugar, spices, and orange zest into a saucepan. Bring the mixture to the boil briefly and then allow to cool. |
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STEP 2Beat the eggs into the cooled mixture, one at a time, and mix thoroughly. Then sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl. |
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STEP 3Add the wet mix to the flour, a little at a time, combine into a dough, wrap tightly in eco-friendly cling film, and refrigerate overnight. |
STEP 4Take off the cling film, roll out the dough to 3mm (1 D8in) depth, cut into shapes, place on a greased baking tray, and bake in the oven. |
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