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itsteven
07-May-07, 10:38
hi does anyone have a bisc recipe as my wee boy bought one of they scobby doo mixes and it had the cutter in it and arter doing them he asked to buy them again so i thought if i could get a bisc recipe i could save money thank you :D

Dadie
07-May-07, 13:15
shortbread
8oz plain flour
4 oz butter or hard marg
2oz castor sugar
whizz in food prossessor until combined
rest in fridge for 1/2 hour
roll out and cut into shapes
cook for 30-40 mins in the oven at 325F about 170-180c
allow to cool for a short time before moving
let them cool on a rack before decorating or storing!

Dadie
07-May-07, 13:23
Lemon biscuits
4oz butter or hard marg
3oz caster sugar
6oz plain flour
grated lemon rind
1 small egg

method 1
cream butter and sugar add flour, lemon rind and mix to a stiff consistency with egg
put in fridge to firm
roll out thinly and put holes in it with a fork and cut into biscuits
bake it a moderate oven for 15 mins 170-180 C
method 2
put all ingredients it mixer switch on full blast cross fingers hope for the best
put in fridge to firm up

Buttercup
09-May-07, 20:38
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itsteven
09-May-07, 21:49
thank you for those recipes il give them a try thank you again :D

Angela
10-May-07, 12:01
Thinking of biscuits :D .....does anyone have good traybake recipes?

I've managed to lose some of the ones I had (moved house once too often I think;) )

mrs n
10-May-07, 13:06
hope this helps angela

basic traybake recipe
6oz soft marg
8oz sr flour
1.1/2 level tsps baking powder
6oz sugar
3 eggs
3tbsp milk

180oc, gas 4, grease and line 12x9 roasting tin

beat all 2 mins, put in tin smooth top, bake 35-40 mins, cut in 21 pieces

for fruit cake

add 6-8 oz currants to mix and sprinkle 1 level tbsp demerara sugar over cake halfway through cooking time

lemon cake
add grated rind 1.1/2 lemons to mix, when cake comes out of oven mix juice of 1.1/2 lemons with 6oz sugar and spoon over hot cake

black treacle cake
use 4.1/2 oz sugar only in mix and add 7oz black treacle and 1.1/2 level tsps mixed spice

chocolate cake
blend 3 level tbsps cocoa with 3 tbsps hot water, add to mix, omit the milk unless cake mix seems stiff, but only about 1 tbsp should be needed