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Boodle Biscuits
This raisin biscuit recipe is part of monthly meal plan 1. Make this sized batch twice in the month if you are following the plan.
What do I need to make Boodle Biscuits
for a batch of 41 small biscuits, you will need
▢ 120 g raisins
▢ 225 g self raising flour
▢ 125 g sugar
▢ 120 ml oil
▢ ½ tsp garam masala
How do I make Boodle Biscuits
▢ Place all dry ingredients in a bowl, pour in the oil mixing with fingertips. Then add enough water to make a dough which comes cleanly away from the sides of the bowl and which isn’t sticky to the touch. (approx 2 x 15ml tablespoons).
▢ Roll out onto a floured surface to 4mm thick, and use a biscuit cutter to form biscuits. After you have cut lots of shapes, squidge the leftovers together, re roll and cut out more until all dough is used up.
▢ Bake at gas mark 6 for 8 mins with this sized cookie cutter (We made 41 biscuits, so if you’ve made lots less, add a few mins cooking time!)
▢ Make this sized batch twice in the month.
What changes can I make
- Swap the raisins for any other dried fruit you have, or leave them out altogether
- Add some flavouring essence – vanilla, lemon, orange or even peppermint
- Add some instant coffee dissolved into a tiny amount of water (a teaspoon)
- Swap ordinary granulated for dark brown Muscovado
- Try reducing the sugar, maybe by as much as 50%
- Omit the garam masala, or swap for cinnamon or mixed spice
- Need gluten free?Just swap the flour for gluten free flour
- Swap half the flour for oats that you have whizzed in a food processor
- Or use all or part wholemeal flour
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Ingredients
- 120 g raisins
- 225 g self raising flour
- 125 g sugar
- 120 ml oil
- ½ tsp garam masala
Instructions
- Place all dry ingredients in a bowl, pour in the oil mixing with fingertips. Then add enough water to make a dough which comes cleanly away from the sides of the bowl and which isn’t sticky to the touch. (approx 2 x 15ml tablespoons).
- Roll out onto a floured surface to 4mm thick, and use a biscuit cutter to form biscuits. After you have cut lots of shapes, squidge the leftovers together, re roll and cut out more until all dough is used up.
- Bake at gas mark 6 for 8 mins with this sized cookie cutter (We made 41 biscuits, so if you’ve made lots less, add a few mins cooking time!)oven: 200C/180C fan/gas 6
- Make this sized batch twice in the month.
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Notes
What changes can I make
- Swap the raisins for any other dried fruit you have, or leave them out altogether
- Add some flavouring essence - vanilla, lemon, orange or even peppermint
- Add some instant coffee dissolved into a tiny amount of water (a teaspoon)
- Swap ordinary granulated for dark brown Muscovado
- Try reducing the sugar, maybe by as much as 50%
- Omit the garam masala, or swap for cinnamon or mixed spice
- Need gluten free?Just swap the flour for gluten free flour
- Swap half the flour for oats that you have whizzed in a food processor
- Or use all or part wholemeal flour
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