Gold Medal Biscuits Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 125 g butter, chopped into small pieces
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup demerara sugar

Instructions

1. Set the oven to 200C (400F).
2. Grease two baking trays or line them with baking (silicone) paper.
3. Sift all the dry ingredients—2 cups self-raising flour, 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, 1 teaspoon mixed spice, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, and 1/4 cup caster sugar—into a small mixing bowl.
4. Using clean fingers, rub 125 g chopped butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. If you have a food processor, you can process the flour mixture and butter together for a quicker approach.
5. Melt 1/2 cup honey in the microwave or in a small saucepan until warm, but not boiling.
6. While the honey is still warm, pour it into the flour mixture and mix thoroughly to form a dough.
7. Pour 1/4 cup demerara sugar onto a saucer.
8. Take spoonfuls of the dough and roll them into balls about 4 cm (1 1/2 inches) in diameter.
9. Roll each ball in the demerara sugar before placing them about 5 cm apart on the baking trays, as the biscuits will spread and flatten during baking.
10. Bake on the center shelves of the oven for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
11. When cooked, remove the trays from the oven and wait until the biscuits are firm before transferring them to wire racks to cool thoroughly.
12. Store the biscuits in an airtight container.