Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend

foxgloves

@teapot2 - I make lots of different biscuits but one of the benefits of Twink's recipe is that it makes about 40, so a nice tinful when we have people visiting. Versatile too. My sister sonetimes makes them & half dips them in chocolate. I really like them with chopped brazil nuts added.
Also, I always have all the ingredients in stock.
I do sometimes like a decent bought biscuit, but the better quality ones seem to be 8 to a packet these days, which I find rather parsimonious!
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Debsnewbudget

where can I find the recipe for these biscuits - not that I need to make 40 as I will then eat 40 !!

edit - just googled Twink and its nothing to do with biscuits !!!!

teapot2

Debsnewbudget said:

where can I find the recipe for these biscuits - not that I need to make 40 as I will then eat 40 !!

edit - just googled Twink and its nothing to do with biscuits !!!!

I don't make 40 of them either for similar reasons🤣.  I've got the recipe printed out but I searched the forum and this is the recipe, don't know if there is a recipe in grams anywhere;

 Ingredients for Twinks Hobnobs

8oz sr flour
8oz sugar
8oz porridge oats
8oz margarine
1tbsp golden syrup
1tbsp hot water
1/2 tsp bic soda

Instructions

Mix the flour, oats and sugar, melt marg, syrup and water in a pan. Stir in bic soda and add to dry mix.

Then mix well and make into smallish balls which you then put on a greased tray and flatten slightly with a fork. Put in the oven at 180 degrees C for 15 mins... and cool on the tray. The aim is to get them golden in the oven not brown.

foxgloves

That's the one! I use butter because I prefer it but both work fine. 
This morning's batch has filled a nice big tin ready for handing round with a coffee when our guests arrive. Train delayed so am avoiding the temptation of that tin for a bit longer!
Off to pick some french beans.....shan't want to nibble on those, lol x

Debsnewbudget

Thank you 

slm6002

We like adding raisins to our twinks.  They also freeze quite well if you don't think you should eat them all in one go

Four_Seasons

Have a lovely time with your family xx

Makingabobor2

That recipe sounds good, have screen shotted it. Thanks. 

Baileys_Babe

I used to regularly make Twinks hobnobs, but I haven't made any since my eldest was diagnosed with coeliac disease, I need to find time to experiment making them gluten free.

When my children were little I used to make my Twinks hobnobs slightly smaller than half size, soi would end up with nearly a 100 🤣 That way children could have a second biscuit.

I too usually use butter except when I want them to be vegan.

Suffolk_lass

I make half the quantity and reduce the fan temperature to 170c, also making them slightly smaller.

The closest biscuit recipe I make to "a nice shop bought biscuit" is the Paul Hollywood buttery shortbread recipe. Only rather than rolling it out, I roll it into two sausages; freeze one and cut the other into rounds about 4-5cm across. Sprinkled with a little vanilla sugar (spent pod in jar with caster sugar) - too tempting to bake a whole batch in one go!