Ingredients
- 3 oz (75 grams) plain flour
- 2 oz (50 grams) softened salted butter
- 1 oz (25 grams) finely ground up sugar plus a little extra for scattering to which has been added a goodly pinch of ground up ginger spice
Requirements: shallow baking tin, lightly greased
Method
- Spoon together the softened salted butter and the finely ground up sugar until well creamed together
- Add the flour and finger it in to make a dough
- When the mixture is well together place it on a flat and evenly floured table top
- Roll until very thin
- Cut into small squares and place a cross from corner to corner using a sharp knife
- Bake in the oven at Gas Mark 2 – 150°C – 300°F for around 25 to 30 minutes until the tops show light brown in colour
- Allow to cool then sieve a little finely ground sugar that has been mixed with ground up ginger spice on the top
- Store in an air-tight tin or jar
