Description
Deliciously crisp and golden Brandy Snaps featuring a blend of butter, golden syrup, and warming ginger, delicately flavored with brandy and lemon zest. Perfect as a classic British dessert or a charming accompaniment to ice cream.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 50 g butter
- 50 g golden caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons golden syrup
- 1 teaspoon brandy
- 50 g plain flour (all purpose flour)
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ lemon finely grated zest only
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 180℃ (160℃ fan)/350°F/gas mark 4. Lightly grease or line 2 baking sheets with baking parchment to prevent sticking.
- Prepare Mixture: Place 50 g butter, 50 g golden caster sugar, and 2 tablespoons golden syrup in a small pan over low heat. Gently stir until the butter melts and sugar dissolves completely; remove from heat once done.
- Add Flavorings and Flour: Stir in 1 teaspoon brandy, then sift 50 g plain flour and 1 teaspoon ground ginger into the pan. Add zest of ½ lemon and mix well until the batter is smooth and cohesive.
- Form and Bake: Drop rounded teaspoons of mixture onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them well apart as they will spread. Bake one tray at a time for 8 minutes or until the snaps turn golden brown.
- Shape Snaps: Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let stand briefly until the snaps can be lifted with a palette knife. Quickly wrap each snap around the handle of a wooden spoon and hold in place for about one minute to set the shape.
- Repeat and Store: Continue baking and shaping the remaining mixture. Once cooled, store brandy snaps in an airtight container to maintain crispness.
Notes
- Work quickly to shape the brandy snaps before they harden and become brittle.
- Bake a few snaps at a time for ease; six at a time works well, but start with four if new to the recipe.
- Ensure ample space between drops on the baking sheet as the mixture spreads considerably during baking.
- If you have two baking sheets, use one while shaping the other batch to streamline the process.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brandy snap (approx.)
- Calories: 85 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
