Cookbook:Ginger Biscuits

This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management.

Ingredients

 * 3½ cups (475 g/1.05 lb) all-purpose flour
 * 2 sticks (250 g) unsalted butter
 * 1 cup (225 g) caster sugar
 * 2 tablespoons ground ginger
 * 2 eggs
 * Milk as needed

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat the oven to 160 C. Grease a baking sheet.
 * 2) Rub the butter and ginger into the flour in a bowl until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
 * 3) Add the eggs and mix to a soft dough, adding a little milk if necessary.
 * 4) Roll out the dough to 5 mm and cut out biscuits with a plain round cutter.
 * 5) Place them on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes until golden.
 * 6) Take the biscuits out of the oven and leave them to cool.