Home Economics: Ginger Gems

Hi there! 

Today I will be writing about how I made Ginger Gems in Home Economics.

(Serves 12)

Ingredients: 

150g Butter 

1/2 cup Sugar

2tsp Ground ginger

1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon

2 Tbsp Golden syrup

1 Egg

2 cups Standard flour

1/2 tsp Baking powder

1 tsp Baking soda

1/2 cup Milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 200℃ (Fan bake). Place gem iron or muffin tray in the oven to heat.
2. Cream 100g of the butter with sugar, ginger and cinnamon.
3. Beat in golden syrup and egg, adding a tablespoon or two of flour to prevent curdling.
4. Sift flour and baking powder.
5. Dissolve baking soda in the milk. Mix flour into butter mixture alternately with the milk.
6. Remove tray from the oven and put it on a wooden board. 
7. Add half a teaspoon of butter to each mould or hollow. It will sizzle.
8. Fill moulds with batter. Bake for about 15 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
9. Cool slightly then remove gems to cool on a wire rack. 

Like last time, we used multiple processes to achieve the end out come, one of which was mis en place. 

My team worked well together again, we all took part in assembling the mis en place. Our communication was better than last time, but still needs to be worked on. 

The Ginger Gems tasted a bit like muffins with some spice in them. Their texture was soft and bouncy, when split in half they looked very springy. 

Something I would change the size of the batter, I would make it larger to make more Ginger Gems. 

Here is a photo of my end outcome and a gem iron:

Thanks for reading!