Charcoal biscuits?

lostinrates

I love charcoal biscuits for cheese. A lot. But the brands I know of are expensive and they are a very rare treat. Does anyone here make them and have a recipe they have tried and tested?

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Here's some cheaper ones.




You may find the furrier members of the family don't approve of you eating them, though.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Found this online:

I have to say charcoal is jolly messy stuff and I found I had to be very careful or it got stuck to anything I touched. I mixed the ingredients in my processor and was pleased that the resultant black machine washed off
clean in copious amounts of hot soapy water, as did everything else. I found that rolling out the dough was easier between cling film. I cooked them at 180°C for 12 minutes, then decided to bake them again for 20 min. at 150°C, turning them half way through the time, to dry them out, like biscotti.

My husband and I tried them out with butter and cheese and they are Not Bad. Now I have to present them to my Father. Maybe I can get a picture of him consuming one or two! I think he’ll be pleased. I am. I couldn’t have done this if I had not found your web site, once again thank you. I wish you and yours a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.”
Janet
Scotland
December 2006


Charcoal Biscuit Recipe
8 lbs. of flour
1½ lbs. of butter
1¼ lbs. of sugar
¾ lbs. of charcoal
½ pint of eggs
Milk as required

Rub the butter very finely into the flour, make a bay, add sugar and eggs, and whip up by the fingers to a thick cream, draw in the flour, into which you have previously mixed the charcoal, and make to a nice biscuit dough. Roll out fairly thin, cut out to any desired shape, wash with water, and bake in a good sound oven, taking care to see that they are thoroughly well done.

lostinrates

Thanks jojo! I knew some one would post a dog biscuit. ( in my house the middle dog eats the charcoal ones in a mixed bag of biscuits).

themull1

My mam used to eat the pink dog biscuits out of the bag when she was a child!

Gigervamp

I didn't realise you could get charcoal biscuits for humans. It seems an odd concept.

Justamum

Gigervamp wrote: »

I didn't realise you could get charcoal biscuits for humans. It seems an odd concept.

Apparently very good if you suffer from a lot of gastric gases They cost about 3 quid a packet at Holland and Barrett :eek: