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Cornish Fairing

Cornish Fairing — a cookie recipe, 8 ingredients.

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
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  • 110 g (½ cup or 4 oz) flour
  • 60 g (¼ cup or 2 oz) butter or margarine
  • 60 g (¼ cup or 2 oz) caster sugar
  • 1 tsp (levelled, not heaped) baking powder
  • 2 tsp golden syrup
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 60 g (¼ cup or 2 oz) butter or margarine → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F or Gas Mark 4).
  2. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl, then rub in the butter.
  3. Sift in the caster sugar, baking powder, and spices, then mix well.
  4. Add the syrup to the mixture, then stir in until it becomes a dough.
  5. Roll the dough out into little balls about the size of walnuts.
  6. Place the balls on a baking tray, then bake for 15 minutes.
  7. Allow the fairings to cool for a few minutes on the cooling rack before serving.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0