Cornish Fairings

Name: Cornish Fairings
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp mixed spice; 2 tsp ground ginger; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 100g cold butter, cubed; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 3 tbsp golden syrup

Crisp, spiced Cornish biscuits, traditional fairground treats from Cornwall. Adding the golden syrup while it's still warm brings the dough together into the firm consistency that gives fairings their signature cracked tops.

Total time

35 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

British

vegetarian

Ingredients

2 cupsplain flour

1 tspbaking powder

1 tspbicarbonate of soda

1 tspmixed spice

2 tspground ginger

1/2 tspcinnamon

100gcold butter, cubed

1/2 cupcaster sugar

3 tbspgolden syrup

Instructions

Mix flour, baking powder, bicarb and spices. Rub in butter.

Stir in sugar.

Warm golden syrup and add to mixture. Bring together to a firm dough.

Roll small balls and place on trays.

Bake at 175°C for 15-20 minutes. They will spread and crack. Cool on tray.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

558

Protein

6.8g

Fat

21g

Carbs

86.7g

Fiber

Sodium

467mg

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