Gingernut Biscuits

What are Gingernut Biscuits?

A Gingernut biscuit is a crispy biscuit with a slightly soft center. Naturally, they’re made from ginger and contain much of the goodness that ginger holds.

Gingernut biscuits are made from simple ingredients that most pantries hold.

What are Gingernut Biscuits made of?

Gingernut biscuits are made from a combination of butter , brown sugar, golden syrup, plain flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda.

A simple gingernut biscuit recipe would be as follows -:

Ingredients: 200 grams of chopped butter, 1 cup of brown sugar. A half cup of golden syrup, 3 cups of plain flour, 1 tbsp ground ginger, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp of bicarb soda.

Method: Line two oven trays with baking paper and preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Use a small saucepan to combine the butter, sugar and golden syrup. Stir these ingredients over low heat until fully melted. Once combined, transfer the ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Beat the mixture until it attains a light fluffy texture (electric beaters are preferred), then allow the mixture to cool a little. Gently sift the flour, cinnamon, ginger and soda together, then fold them into the original mixture. Make sure that the spices are well combined into the mixture. Then gently roll the mixture into tablespoon sized balls. Arrange the balls on the trays, leaving space between each ball. Use a fork to slightly flatten each ball. Bake the biscuits for between 12 and 15 minutes with a fork until they turn golden. Remove them from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.

What are Gingernut Biscuits good for?

Ginger is well known for its health and therapeutic properties and much of these properties are transferred at least in part to healthy gingernut biscuits. Some of the benefits associated with gingernut biscuits and ginger include -:

Ginger helps with treating conditions like nausea and motion sickness.
Some studies have shown that ginger may help to treat cold sweating and vomiting.
Ginger has high levels of antioxidants, which can help to reduce the incidence of free radicals occurring in the body. Free radicals can cause cell damage and increase the risk of disease occurring.
Ginger biscuits have been demonstrated to help with the regulation of glucose levels and are, therefore, often used by diabetics.
Gingernut biscuits do have anti-inflammatory properties and their consumption may help to ease symptoms associated with rheumatoid arthritis and other similar conditions.
Can help to improve the absorption of essential nutrients in the body.