grantham gingerbreads with lemon zest

Name: Grantham Gingerbreads with Lemon Zest
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 1/4 pound(s) butter or marg; 1/4 pound(s) caster sugar; 1/4 pound(s) self raising flour; 2 teaspoon(s) ginger; 1 large egg; 1 - grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon

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lynne cox

Colchester

Updated on Aug 30, 2014

This is a slight veriation on the orignal Grantham Gingerbread, which i find gives it a pleasant change. Im also in the process of trying to adapt the recipe using Sweet and Low, and low fat Butter, i dont know how these will work aa they are in the oven as we speak :) I tried the Sweet and Low with low fat marg and didnt really like the results, however i then made a batch using Muscavado sugar and they were really nice, sort of crunchy and chewy :)

Rate

prep time 1 Hr 10 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield Roughly 30 large biscuits, but this does Depend how hungry you are!!

Ingredients

1/4 pound butter or marg
1/4 pound caster sugar
1/4 pound self raising flour
2 teaspoons ginger
1 large egg
1 - grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon

How To Make grantham gingerbreads with lemon zest

Step 1

Cream sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, gradually add the beaten egg and zest from one lemon. mix well.

Step 2

Sift the flour and ginger together and add gradually to the Sugar, Butter, Lemon Zest and Egg mixture. This will form a stiff dough.
Step 3

Break off pieces about the size of a walnut and place on a greased baking sheet. leaving space between them as they will spread.
Step 4

When cooked in about 40-45 minutes put them on a wire rack to cool- Enjoy with a cup of your favorite tea!!
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