African Ginger Cake

Name: African Ginger Cake
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Desserts
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 6 Tbsp sugar; 1 Tbsp ground ginger; 1/2 cup butter (cold, cubed); 1/2 cup water

Simple ginger-spiced shortcake rounds with a tender, biscuit-like crumb.

30 minutes

Serves 12

Dessert

Contains common allergens

Dairy Wheat

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Instructions

6 steps

1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a baking sheet.

2
Sift the flour, sugar, and ground ginger together into a large bowl.
3
Rub in the cold cubed butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4
Add the water and stir until the mixture comes together into a firm dough.
5
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured board to about 3/8 inch thick, then cut into rounds with a cutter or glass.
6
Arrange the rounds on the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes, until lightly golden and firm. Cool on a wire rack.

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