Brielle's Avalon

Rambling around the internet and watching random things on TV (especially PBS, NHK and BBC) you find interesting stuff. That’s how I found a reference to Cornish Fairings so I looked it up. Sounded yummy, I had golden syrup for something else, so why not!? Looks like a spiced shortbread. Smells like gingerbread. Goes great with tea or milk and might even make a nice crust for custard tarts. So, after looking at a few recipes, this is what I did.

1 2/3c Flour

1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Salt

1 heaping tsp Ginger

1 tsp Cinnamon

1/2 tsp Nutmeg

1/4 tsp Ground Cloves

1/2 c Sugar

1 stick or 1/2c Butter

4 Tbsp Golden Syrup

1 Tbsp Milk

Mix together dry ingredients

Mix together butter, milk and syrup

Mix dry ingredients into butter mixture, about 1/4 of the dry stuff at a time.

I found it easier to put about 1/2 the mixture back into the dry ingredient bowl so I could work bits into walnut-sized balls.

Put those on a cookie sheet, leaving plenty of room to spread, and bake for 10 or 12 minutes.

Spatula them onto a plate to cool and serve with milk, coffee or tea. They’re wonderful for dunking. This time we had Darjeeling. Maybe I should have poured the tea before taking the picture. Oh well, it was all yum.

Ending thought: If you want to use this as a pie crust you can just press it into a pie tin like you do for graham cracker crusts. Next time I make it, when I’ve figured out a good filling (custard?) to go with it I’ll try that and update this post.