Ingredients:

• 4 oz butter
• 4 oz sugar
• 8 oz flour
• 4 tbsp golden syrup
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• 3 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Method:

Sieve together the flour, salt, spices, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda. Rub in the butter, and add the sugar. Spoon the syrup in to a cup, stand in shallow water in a pan and heat gently until soft.

Pour the liquid syrup onto the other ingredients and work in thoroughly. With floury hands, roll the mixture into small balls and place on a greased baking tray, well spaced out. Bake at 400F, moving the biscuits from the top to the bottom shelf of the oven the moment they begin to brown.

Remove to a rack.