How To Make Tasty Chewy Ginger Biscuits
CHEWY GINGER BISCUITS
The best thing about these chewy ginger biscuits or ginger cookies recipe is that they are crunchy around the edges and chewy in the middle. One biscuit is never enough! These are egg-free ginger biscuits and can be made gluten-free and vegan too.
I don’t know about you, but I love chewy ginger biscuits with a cup of tea. That is to say, don’t you always feel better after it if you’re feeling a bit off? I always buy organic ginger as I find it has a stronger flavour and an extra kick.
where is ginger from?
According to Wikipedia, Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root, or ginger, is widely used as a spice.
It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about one meter tall, bearing narrow leaf blades.
The inflorescences bear flowers having pale yellow petals with purple edges and arise directly from the rhizome on separate shoots.
Ginger is in the family Zingiberaceae, which also includes turmeric, cardamom, and galangal.
Ginger originated in Maritime Southeast Asia and was likely domesticated first by the Austronesian peoples.
Moreover, it was transported with them throughout the Indo-Pacific during the Austronesian expansion, reaching as far as Hawaii.
Did you know ginger is one of the first spices to export from Asia, arriving in Europe with the spice trade, and was used by ancient Greeks and Romans?
In 2018, the world production of ginger was 2.8 million tonnes, led by India with 32% of the world total.
GINGER health FACTS
Here a few health benefits about ginger. To help you feel less guilty about having a ginger biscuit.
- Good for travel sickness, morning sickness and nausea.
- Good for colds and flu’s (ginger, lemon and honey tea).
- Anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving agent.
- Carminative agent (relieves wind/bloating).
- Ginger is useful in relieving menstrual cramps, says Dr Murthy, thanks to its antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory effects.
- In a study by the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 150 women were instructed to take one gram of ginger powder per day for the first 3 days of their period. Ginger was found to reduce pain as effectively as ibuprofen. Handy to know when you’ve run out of pills!
- Good for gut health
- High in vitamins and minerals.
If them facts aren’t food for thought then get making these wonderful chewy ginger biscuits.
GLUTEN FREE GINGER COOKIES (BISCUITS)
To make gluten free cookies use gluten free flour with 1/2 a teaspoon of Xanthan Gum
VEGAN GINGER BISCUITS
These can be made into Vegan Ginger Biscuits by substituting the margarine to a baking block. The biscuit may be more crunchy than chewy but still taste amazing.
Chewy ginger biscuits
Chewy Ginger Biscuit Recipe
Ingredients
- 220 g Margarine or butter
- 220 g Caster Sugar
- 220 g Golden Syrup
- 450 g Self-Raising Flour I use organic flour
- 4 tsp Organic Ground Ginger Use organic, more powerful flavour
Instructions
- Heat your oven at 160° Fan oven
- Line about 3 large baking trays with greaseproof paper.
- Melt margarine, sugar, and golden syrup gently in a saucpan. Remove and cool slightly.
- Add the flour and ginger and mix through thoroughly.
- Roll into balls about the size of a walnut and place on baking trays. Press down with a fork on each ball.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and leave to cool to firm up slightly and transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
- Store in a air-tight container.
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