Spicy Cornish biscuits

Spicy Cornish biscuits

Baking

Traditional Cornish biscuits, made with butter and generously flavored with ginger, cinnamon, and other spices, and baked in just 15 minutes.

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Cornish fairings are small, spiced biscuits that are typical of Cornwall. They are easy to make with a simple recipe involving golden syrup and spices.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$1.44 $0.12 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people
  • $0.15
  • $0.20
  • $0.07
  • $0.04
  • $0.02
  • $0.88
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
  2. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl, then rub in the butter with your fingers. ≈ 2 min
  3. Sift the sugar, yeast, and spices over the salad bowl and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  4. Add the syrup and mix until a dough forms. ≈ 3 min
  5. Shape walnut-sized balls. ≈ 10 min
  6. Place them on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
  7. Let it cool for a few minutes on a wire rack before serving.

The bill

Spicy Cornish biscuits

  • 110 grams of flour$0.15
  • 60 g of butter or margarine$0.20
  • 60 g of semolina$0.07
  • 1 tablespoon of sifted baking powder$0.04
  • 2 tablespoons of golden syrup$0.02
  • 1 tablespoon of ground ginger$0.88
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon$0.08

Total$1.44

that's $0.12 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 110 grams of flour
  • 60 g of butter or margarine
  • 60 g of semolina
  • 1 tablespoon of sifted baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons of golden syrup
  • 1 tablespoon of ground ginger
  • 1 tablespoon of mixed spice
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon

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