Cornish fairings are traditional Cornish spiced biscuits with a real kick.

Ingredients

• 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 or bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tsp golden syrup
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Equipment

• 1 sieve
• 1 mixing bowl
• 1 wooden spoon
• 1 baking tray
• 1 rolling pin
• 1 cooling rack

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F or Gas Mark 4).
2. Sieve the flour, then rub in with the butter into a mixing bowl.
3. Sieve the caster sugar, baking powder or bicarbonate of soda and spices - then mix.
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 a walnut).
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.