Easy Homemade Biscuits

streetgirl74

Glad its not just me then!

foreverskint

Smartie Cookies

100g/4oz softened butter
100g/4oz light muscovado sugar
1 Tbsp golden syrup
150g/6oz self raising flour
85g/3oz smarties


cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, add the golden syrup and beat together. Add the half the flour, then the smarties and remaing flour and bring together into a soft dough. Divide into about 14 walnut sized balls, and place on a couple of baking sheets (greased) leaving enough room for spreading.
Do not flatten the balls of dough. Bake at 180C (fan160c) gas 4 for around 12 mins or so until pale golden at.

They will keep for upto 4 days in an airtight tin ( yeah right as if these will last 4 days:rotfl: )

If prefered add chocolate chips instead of smarties or any other flavourings.

ti1980

Ooh, they sound fab and just the kind of thing that I could manage to make without messing it up. Thanks for that one.

nicki_2

Okay, now you've done it. I'm going to have to go out now and buy a new notebook just to write these recipes in so I don't loose them!!!

streetgirl74

Penny-Pincher!! wrote:

8oz SR Flour
8oz Butter/Marg
6oz sugar

Mix together and make into walnut size balls. Then squish down with fork put in cold water first and flatten them abit. Cook in oven on medium temp (170c) for 10-12 mins. Tast very much like shortbread and makes about 25 biscuits.

DD takes these to school in lunchbox and taste delish!

PP
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Well have just made these and not sure if i have done it right, put them on 2 baking trays and while they were cooking they have all merged into 1 big one! How many should you put on 1 baking tray? Should they be thick or thin when you squish them down with the fork? I must be the worlds worst cook

Queenie

streetgirl74 wrote:

Does anyone know any cheap and easy receipes for homemade biscuits? Thanks.

Our favourite not just because they are cheap, but because they are so versatile and you can keep a stock of them on hand in the fridge, the freezer and in the oven :drool: ........

Every Day Biscuits - Make and bake, or make and freeze, then bake

Yield: between 45 - 50
Gas 5/190C/ 375F

Metric Imperial
225g 1/2 lb butter, softened
100g 4oz caster sugar
225g 1/2lb SF Flour
5ml 1 tsp vanilla essence
To finish: sprinkle of icing sugar

Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add vanilla and fold in the flour
Mix to a smooth dough
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for a minute or two. Roll into a sausage shape approx 5cm/ 2in in diameter, put in fridge to chill until firm.

To Freeze: Wrap in foil, pack in a freezer bag. Seal, label and freeze.
To Thaw and Serve: Thaw in the wrappings in the fridge for approx 30 mins, then cut into thin (ish) slices, place on greased baking sheets and bake in a preheated oven for 10mins.
Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool. Sprinkle with icing sugar before serving.

Variations:
Chocolate: Sub 25g / 1oz cocoa powder for the vanilla.
Cherry: Add 50g / 2 oz glace cherries, finely chopped
Nut: Add 50g/2oz chopped almonds or walnuts.

Notes:
These take moments to prep. I make one batch and cut the 'sausage' in half before chilling. Once chilled to firm, one half is then put in the freezer.

The "dough" will keep in the fridge for a few days, so you can "slice" fresh biscuits as and when required.

lucylou

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=489859&postcount=119
these ones always come out

streetgirl74

streetgirl74 wrote:

Well have just made these and not sure if i have done it right, put them on 2 baking trays and while they were cooking they have all merged into 1 big one! How many should you put on 1 baking tray? Should they be thick or thin when you squish them down with the fork? I must be the worlds worst cook

Any answers for this ???

squeaky

Erm... usually a recipe gives you an idea of how many to put on a tray as you cook them.

Different biscuits spread by different amounts, so all I can suggest is doing fewer per time next time. Maybe try just nine well spread out? It's all a case of trial and error if the instructions don't say anything. Sorry.

Murtle

yah Queenie got the fridge cookies in there!! Absolutely brilliant, keep them in the fridge and then cook them in the oven at the end of cooking dinner in there!!

Fab cookies!!!

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