With temperature fluctuating and touching an all time low, mild down pour playing pitter patter on the window sills and with two energetic kids  at home, what would one do all day is a big question. Such unpredictable weather has now become a norm. Blame it on global warming or whatever, we need to develop skills and ways to face it and adapt likewise.  The month of January has been foggy, rainy and dull outside most of the time. Kids, however, seem resistant to weather conditions. Their games and antics go on as usual with gusto with their concerned mom constantly bickering over their caps and socks never being in the right place.  While kids play endlessly and enjoy, my solace lies in kitchen. The warmth and involvement de stresses me and gives me some relief from the dullness of weather outside.

Here is the recipe of Gingernuts that I made last week. Gingery, buttery, spicy and crisp….we loved them. If you love ginger, you may add a teaspoonful more to the recipe.

Gingernuts

Recipe adapted from Australian Women’s Weekly

The original recipe asks for golden syrup. I have used the same quantity of honey.

This is how I made Gingernuts

Ingredients

1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

  1/3 cup honey

1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

90 Gms butter

1 tablespoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground clove
3/4 teaspoon baking soda

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Grease the baking tray.

Combine butter, sugar and honey in a thick bottom saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth.

Remove from heat, stir in dry ingredients. Cool for 10 minutes.

Roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls, place 3 cms apart on the baking tray and flatten them slightly. Bake for 10 minutes.

Cool and store in an airtight container.