Christmas Honey Biscuits
Traditional German honey biscuits perfect as a Christmas gift.
0 min 5 Main Ingredient: Ginger*Butter*Sugar Cuisine: German
Cooking: more than 30 minutes Start to finish: 1 day minIngredients
225 g honey
225 g sugar
225 g butter
½ cup water
570 g plain flour
1 heaped teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 heaped teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon ginger
Nutrition Facts
per serving of 5Calories
500Directions
Step 1Melt the honey, sugar, butter and water. Cool.
Step 2Sift the flour, soda and spices into a mixing bowl.
Step 3Add the melted mixture and stir thoroughly.
Step 4Let stand overnight.
Step 5The dough will harden, knead well aver standing.
Step 6Roll out dough onto a floured surface.
Step 7Using Christmas shapes cut out biscuits.
Step 8Place on greased tray and bake at 180°C until golden brown.
Step 9For crispier biscuits roll the dough thinner. For chewy, softer biscuits, roll the dough out thicker.
