Takes minutes; it tastes lovely. And if you're feeling particularly inventive, you can made rude shaped biscuits with which to surprise your wife using any off-cuts (honestly any idiot can do it - I did).
I can't claim any originality in this recipe; it was a give-away from a well known small supermarket in the dismal grey smudge on the landscape that is Torpoint, but that doesn't make it any less easy or yummy.Honey, Ginger and Lemon Biccies
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Soften up 125g of butter (the microwave will do this job fine - just don't go too far and melt it).
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Chuck 150g of caster sugar onto the softened butter and whisk it all together until it's nice and smooth and pale coloured.
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Add a couple of generous tablespoons of honey (just how sweet is your tooth?)
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Plop a couple of teaspoons of
ground ginger onto the top.
Add the grated rind of a lemon and 50g of raisins.
Mix well.
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Mix in 225g plain white flour and keep going until you
get a decent doughy texture.
That'll be dough, then.
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Roll out the dough to about half a cm thick and cut biscuit shapes out of it; or just model whatever shape comes to mind using your hands. Who are you going to give this to? If it's the love of your life and step-children and you live in Millbrooker Towers, then a large three dimensional willy with detachable scrotum is probably acceptable. If it's your Great Aunt Agatha, a floral design might be deemed more appropriate.
Arrange whatever shaped biccies you've created onto a greased baking tray and stick into a ready-warmed oven at Gas 4 (180C/350F) for between 15 and 20 minutes (until they're golden brown).
Allow to cool for a few minutes then put the biccies onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
That's it. The wrapping and packaging is up to you; I can't think of everything, you know.
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