An American 'cake' and a British/Scottish one

Gers

Rosa_Damascena said:

Tablet and a hammer?

Tablet is soft and melts in the mouth. Slavering now...

goldfinches

I think I've still got some of a childhood blackjack stuck in one of my back teeth, hold on while I hoick it out for you, that'll be MSE!

Seriously, I should think they'll be thrilled with lemon drizzle cake and brownies, home-made ones taste so much better than the pre-packaged ones I often think they should have different names. I think it's something to do with the texture and the amount of fibre included myself, what do others think?

Spendless

goldfinches said:

I think I've still got some of a childhood blackjack stuck in one of my back teeth, hold on while I hoick it out for you, that'll be MSE!

Seriously, I should think they'll be thrilled with lemon drizzle cake and brownies, home-made ones taste so much better than the pre-packaged ones I often think they should have different names. I think it's something to do with the texture and the amount of fibre included myself, what do others think?

Yes, I do too. DD sent pics of the results to their group chat and got the reply 'ok Mary Berry'. She admitted to having help -lol, but it all inspired the rest of them to name what they were bringing. 

London_1

Definitely Melting Moment s biscuits they are so quick and easy to make and vanish as fast as you can make them 

JackieO xx

Spendless

London_1 said:

Definitely Melting Moment s biscuits they are so quick and easy to make and vanish as fast as you can make them 

JackieO xx

Hi Jackie, I'm so glad you posted. I don't come on here as much nowadays and had wondered if you still posted. Hadn't realised you'd had a username change.

DD is safely back on the train now with 2 full loaf cakes, one lemon drizzle, the other chocolate brownies as Mum thought those best to travel, plus another lot of brownies already cut into squares. 

I will remember melting moments for another time though. I'm pretty sure I have a recipe in a children's cookbook that was given to me by my great grandma when I was young 

London_1

Spendless , my tribe of grandsons can make a plate of these vanish like butter in a hot frying pan. Yess I returned to the fold a little while ago, but had to change my username for the forum ,haven't a clue why though But hey ho I'm still alive and kicking and doing my best to streetch the cash out as usual Hope you are keeping well 
JackieO xx

joedenise

JackieO, would you mind posting the recipe for the melting moments, pretty please?  I'm sure I had the recipe at one time but don't seem to be able to find it!

Thank you.

London_1

Joedenise, no problem 

                                      Melting Moments Biscuits 
                                     

                                       5ozs soft marg or butter

                                       3ozs Caster sugar
                                     
                                        2 teaspoons of vanilla essence OR 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
                         
                                        5 ozs  self raising flour 


                                        cream the butter/marg and sugar together

                                       add vanilla beat with fork

                                       sift the flour on top
 
                                       and mix to a slightly sticky dough

                                        roll into walnut sized pieces (usually a teaspoon measurement )

                                        put onto a flat tray, flatten slightly with a fork and leave a little room for them to spread.

                                       cook 10-12 minutes 170c or 160 c fan oven until a pale golden colour.

                These really don't take long to make, cook or eat

 I sometimes put a quarter of a glace cherry in the middle to decorate or a couple of chocolate chips.

Also you can roll the walnut sized piece in either oats or coconut before cooking. when taking them from the oven let them cook for a few minutes on the flat tray rthen remove them carefully with a flat knife and cool off on a wire tray until the harden off.

Do get them out between 10-12 minutes as they can brown so quickly and they may not look cooked but they reall are. 

depending on size this should make around 16-20 odd biscuits.
If I had a pound for every one I have made over the past 60 odd years I would be as rich as Martin Lewis   

nice easy quick biscuits that literally melt in the mouth I normally use butter but they can be made just as well with soft Stork margarine 

Enjoy 
Jackieo xx

joedenise

Thank you Jackie.  How much flour do you use as you've forgotten to add that to the list of ingredients?  I'm not much of a baker so no idea but would suspect about the same amount as the fat.

London_1

Whoops , yes 5 ounces of self raising flour, sorry about that I had a phone call in the middle of typing the recipe out 
JackieO xx