Simple biscuit recipe
A shout out for this first recipe goes to my sons Food Tech teacher at school. He made these and sent me a text when he got home (which he never does) having made a batch at home as well. Then the next time he came round to my house he made them, with very little help from me. He is 12. So this simple recipe is a great one to get started with dads, if you want to make something simple with your children, no matter what age, and the results, I guarantee, will be delicious. They are an instant hit with my family, so much so, that I actually made this batch for this recipe on my own to take round to some friends we are visiting today.
For the butter you can use proper butter, or juts margarine. As my wife and I are both dairy free, I use the Flora plant butter, but you could equally use a block of baking butter, as they tend to be dairy free too.
The joy of this recipe is that is a good base, and is quite versatile. I look forward to playing around with different combinations of adding different things to the recipe. I’ve added chocolate chunks and stem ginger to them, but you could also add raisins or apricots, or I’m sure you could add dried apple and some cinnamon. The possibilities are endless. if you try something why not drop a message and let me know.
Easy biscuits
Equipment
- 1 mixing bowl
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 baking tray with greaseproof paper
Ingredients
- 50 grams Butter
- 50 grams Caster sugar
- 100 grams Self Raising flour
- 1 tbsp Golden syrup
Instructions
- Heat oven to 180 degrees (fan)
- Cream the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon, or use a stand mixer, until you get a soft ice cream consistency. It should take 2 minutes
- Add the flour and golden syrup and continue mixing for another 2 or 3 minutes, until it forms a dough
- Roll in to 12 balls and place on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. You'll want to leave some space between them, as they will expand. Press down the tops with a fork.
- Bake in the oven for 5-10 minutes, until the biscuits are a light golden brown.
- Remove from the oven, and leave to cool on the tray for 10 minutes, then put them on a cooling rack to finish cooling. (or grab one while they're warm and gooey)
