HM Biscuits for Cheese

ariba10

Personally I think the cup measurement in cookery is the simplest of all.

BitterAndTwisted

Yep, do not be afraid of cups. One cup equals 8 fluid ounces.

How about Flaky Cheese Biscuits?

4oz butter
4oz grated cheddar
1 egg yolk
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp paprika
4 oz plain flour

Cream butter till fluffy. Gradually beat in the cheese, egg, salt and paprika. Fold in the sifted flour. Chill it in the fridge for an hour. Knead it for a few minutes, then roll out out to about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into 1 inch-ish circles and put onto greased baking sheet. Bake for 10 mins at 220C/425F/Gas mark 7

Pink.

Hi soupdragon,

There are some recipes on this thread that may help:

HM Biscuits for Cheese

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the recipes together.

Pink

Pink_Giraffe

This thread has a few ideas on it and links to older threads.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2033713

angeltreats

I like this recipe for oatmeal biscuits from the Be-Ro book. It's very simple and is lovely with cheese.

I hate cup measurements too. I have a set of measuring cups and several American cookbooks that use them, but I just can't see why anyone would prefer that to standing a bowl on a set of scales and chucking everything in. It's much less messy, and things like "half a cup plus two tablespoons" are just a bit silly really.

emiliah

Good morning

I wonder if someone could point me in the right direction for some recipes for plain/savoury biscuits.

I'm trying to cut down on the amount of bread we go through, and would like to make some biscuits I could use with cheese etc

Many thankis

soupdragon10

Thanks for these - I agree about just adding to a bowl on scales, especially when you can zero after each addition so you don't even have to add up.

Aren't the cup measurements different for different ingredients? This is what has always confused me.

BitterAndTwisted

Well, of course the weight will be different depending on the density of the ingredients but a cup is a cup. It's based on a ratio so I've used a teacup instead of a breakfast mug when it's taken my fancy. Nothing bad has ever happened. You just shouldn't mix volume and weight in the same recipe.

Penelope_Penguin

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the existing thread to give you ideas

Kirri

Any more cracker type recipes?? I'm looking for something that can replace Ryvita/cream crackers/Ritz type biscuits?? I know they are cheap to buy but more concerned about what goes in shop bought stuff..

I thought they'd be something in one of my cook books but they seem a bit lacking in this area!