Homemade hobnobs?

mrs_mix

bicarb is there as its a light raising agent and it gives you the little crack type lines on the top of the biscuits

charlies_mum

Really stupid question, but I have some syrup Oats to Go in the cupboard, could I use those

twink

charlies_mum wrote: »

Really stupid question, but I have some syrup Oats to Go in the cupboard, could I use those

i have no idea what they look like, but if they look like porridge oats, maybe worth a try, i would replace the tbsp of syrup with one of water though as it might be too sweet

charlies_mum

I can confirm that syrup Oats to Go do work (unfortunately for my waistline ) :rotfl:

Uniscots97

I cheated when making these for the umpteenth time and decided rather than rolling them out into little balls I would press into a very large baking tray (was pushed for time). I used one of the school kitchen sized baking trays (nearly as big as my over shelf) and they came out perfect and just cut them into squares once cooled.

jamgirl

i just wanted to join in the praise for these biscuits :T
thankyou soooo much twink.
i have now made my first ever successful batch of biccies :j

i used 4oz of caster sugar and 4oz light brown sugar and managed to get 68 out of one batch.
kids love them too.
these will definately become a firm favourite

twink

you are doing well with 68 jamgirl, must be a record so far
unixgirl, i will try pressing the mix into a tin next time, could cut them into fingers, thanks

Uniscots97

twink wrote: »

you are doing well with 68 jamgirl, must be a record so far
unixgirl, i will try pressing the mix into a tin next time, could cut them into fingers, thanks

No problem Twink. I lined the tray with a bit of baking paper rather than greasing it. Really easy. As I said in my post I used one of the large school oven trays (using quantities as in recipe) so standard sized baking trays you might need 2.

Claudie

Made my first batch tody too and they are lovely!! I put a milk button in about a dozen or so just because there was a treat size pack lying there....next time I may try adding a very small amt of dried blueberries.

Thanks again :T

recovering_spendaholic

Made another batch of these to take to a friend's house yesterday - she and her family loved them. This time I baked them for 10 minutes and then let them cool slightly and then put them back into the oven on 120 for about 5 minutes and they went lovely and crisp but not brown - just like proper hobnobs in fact!! My friend was really impressed and as I was going home asked if I could find out how to make rondello biscuits - I have never heard of them; she said they were discontinued about 15 years ago but she loved them. Has anyone any idea what they were like?