Pre-heat your oven to 190C / 375F / gas mark 5.

Line two baking sheets with grease proof paper and place to one side.

Add the non-dairy butter, sugar, golden syrup and cardamom pods into a sauce pan and place over a low-medium heat. Let the ingredients melt while stirring to ensure the sugar doesn't catch.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, ground spices, orange zest and bicarbonate of soda.

Remove the cardamom pods then leave the butter/sugar syrup to cool completely.

Once cool, add to the flour and stir to bring the ingredients together until it forms a ball of dough. Use your hands to bring the dough together completely.

Divide the dough into 20 equal portions and roll into balls.

Evenly space the balls over your two baking trays and bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until the are golden brown.

Let the biscuits cool slightly before transferring to a cooling rack and letting them cool completely.