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Cornish Fairing

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

Source and licence

"Cornish Fairing" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cornish_Fairing, revision 4516871), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Cornish_Fairing&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F or Gas Mark 4).
  2. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl, then rub in the butter.
  3. Sift in the caster sugar, baking powder, and spices, then mix well.
  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 walnuts.
  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.