Ginger biscuits
This biscuit is delicate in texture and flavour, perfect with a cup of tea.
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup treacle
1 dessert spoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup milk
2-3 cups plain flour
Method
Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Beat butter to a cream. Separately dissolve baking soda in milk.
Stir sugar, treacle, ground ginger and baking soda mix into creamed butter. Add enough plain flour to make a stiff dough
Roll out and cut into shape. Bake in moderate oven for about 15 minutes until golden.
(Image: Ursula Skjonnemand)
Recipe in Bertha's handwriting (image: Ursula Skjonnemand)