Homemade hobnobs?

MimiJane

twink wrote: »

good for you, they are a lot better than shop bought and you know whats in them and you get more for your money too, i put dried ginger in mine but they are nice using honey instead of syrup too

Do they taste as good using honey rather than syrup do you think?

Going to try them soon using Xylitol (sugar substitute) and want to make them as healthy as possible!

whatatwit

moneysaver wrote: »

Do you just substitute the treacle for the syrup then?


Moneysaver

I've just done a straight swap of the treacle for syrup.

twink

yes just swap the syrup for treacle, think maple syrup has been used too i have tried honey and it gives the hobnobs a nice flavour of the honey

MimiJane hope the sugar substitute works ok

mum2many

mmm, sounds good with treacle. just to let you know Joe raised £28 with his hob nobs, everyone was very impressed. thanks twink

twink

mum2many wrote: »

mmm, sounds good with treacle. just to let you know Joe raised £28 with his hob nobs, everyone was very impressed. thanks twink

no wonder everyone was impressed that was a lot of money Joe raised, well done to him

paws4thought

twink wrote: »

this is the recipe i use
8oz sr flour
8oz sugar
8oz porridge oats
8oz margarine
1tbsp golden syrup
1tbsp hot water
1/2 tsp bic soda
mix flour, oats and sugar, melt marg, syrup and water in a pan stir in bic soda and add to dry mix, mix well, make smallish balls and put on greased tray and flatten slightly with a fork, 180oc for 15 mins, cool on the tray, you just want them golden in oven not brown

These sound lovely. Does anyone have an idea how long they would keep? I have a son in the forces on active service overseas and would love to send him some

moneysaver

paws4thought wrote: »

These sound lovely. Does anyone have an idea how long they would keep? I have a son in the forces on active service overseas and would love to send him some

I made mine about a week ago & put them in a lock'n'lock box & they are still very crispy at the moment.

Moneysaver

twink

paws4thought wrote: »

These sound lovely. Does anyone have an idea how long they would keep? I have a son in the forces on active service overseas and would love to send him some

thanks for the reply moneysaver, mine keep for a while too, i like mine quite crisp so i think that helps, maybe if they were wrapped in foil that would help as well

mcmend

twink wrote: »

well considering the recipe states you get 60 biscuits, though i get about 50 there wouldnt be that much sugar in each biscuit, anyway the fact that there are a lot of porridge oats in the recipe means that the sugar is absorbed slowly, you dont get the peak and low you would with say eating sweet biscuits which make them ideal for my dgs who has diabetes, if he is doing a long walk or sport the biscuits keep him on an even keel and prevent him having a hypo

Martin thanks for your insert only noticed it today, no need to apologise for the recipe not being in the poll
you will have to give the hobnobs a go as they are so quick to make, once you add the butter be sure to mix it in quite quick

Hi Twink loved the hobnobs (twinks) I found the recipe tonight and made them whilst making dinner, I will start recommending the recipe to my patients - I am a diabetes specialist nurse. I will of course recommend a reduced amount of sugar in the recipe (possibly about 4-6 oz) and just not say that it is reduced. Dried cranberries etc can always be added to bulk them out and utilisation of all of the other ideas I have read in the post, esp, the cinnamon.
As a treat we recommend a fruit or bran scone - this is equally healthy and perhaps would be seen as more of a special treat - will let you know.

MimiJane

mcmend wrote: »

Hi Twink loved the hobnobs (twinks) I found the recipe tonight and made them whilst making dinner, I will start recommending the recipe to my patients - I am a diabetes specialist nurse. I will of course recommend a reduced amount of sugar in the recipe (possibly about 4-6 oz) and just not say that it is reduced. Dried cranberries etc can always be added to bulk them out and utilisation of all of the other ideas I have read in the post, esp, the cinnamon.
As a treat we recommend a fruit or bran scone - this is equally healthy and perhaps would be seen as more of a special treat - will let you know.

Why not try them with sugar substitute? I've used Xylitol or Splenda in cakes (reducing the grams required to about half) and they've turned out really well.