What we made: Yummy Jammy Biscuits

Hey, 

With half term beginning, I fancied doing some baking, something which I haven't had the chance to so far this year! (terrible I know!) I have to admit that the whole experience was painful as I couldn't eat any of them (given up sweet things for lent!) but seeing how much other people enjoyed them made up for it, well almost...

I decided to make yummy jammy biscuits as they are always the first ones I grab out of the biscuit tin so I thought it would be great to try some homemade alternatives, and they didn't disappoint, well so I am told anyways!



Ingredients

250g butter

140g Caster Sugar

1 Egg Yolk

2tsp Vanilla Extract

300g Plain Flour

6tbsp Rasberry Jam

6tbsp Icing Sugar



1) Mix the butter and sugar together in a bowl

2) Add an egg yolk and vanilla extract
3) Sift in the flour and stir until well combined, mix with your hands

4) Split the dough into two, wrap in clingfilm and put in the fridge for 30 minutes

5) Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface, and cut out roughly 28 circles
6) Lay the biscuits onto two lined baking trays
7) Using a 4cm cutter, cut out a circle out of half of the biscuits
8)Bake for 10-12 mins until pale golden, then lift onto a cooling rack.

9) Mix the raspberry jam with the sifted icing sugar.
10) When the biscuits are cool, spoon a little of the jam onto each whole biscuit, then carefully sandwich the other biscuits on top.

Enjoy with a nice hot cup of tea or coffee!

Lot of love, Paloma xxx

How to make homemade custard creams :)

 

I felt that it was time for a baking post, biscuit time! Everyone has their favourite biscuit to go with afternoon cuppa, and for me it has to be a good old custard cream. I can eat millions of the things, sereiusly once I start, I can't stop!

 

 I was very keen to try making some homemade- somewhat healthier versions of the buscuit tin classic, so I could eat them without so much guilt!

 

I found this recipe online, whilst browsing through Ed Kimber's (winner of Great British Bake off) website, which I would definitely reccomend!

 

There are only five ingredients in this recipe- so don't be afraid to try it!

 

Ingredients

For the Biscuits--- 225g flour--- 50g Custard Powder--- 30g Icing Sugar--- 175g Butter--- 1tsp Vanilla Extract

 

For the Filling---50g Butter---200g Icing Sugar---2tbsp Custard Powder

 

 



 

Step 1--- Put the flour, sugar and custard powder in a blender, and pulse.

 

Step 2--- Once all mixed, add the butter and vanilla extract and pulse until the mixture forms a dough

 

Step 3---  Form a ball with the doudh, and wrap the in clingflim and refrigerate for 40 mins

 

 

Step 4--- On a floured surface roll out the dough so that it is 3-4mm thick

 

Step 5--- Using a biscuit cutter cut out roughly 40 biscuits (so when sandwiched together this would make 20 biscuits).

 

Step 6--- Bake the biscuits in a preheated oven (180C/160C Fan/350F) for ten minutes until just firm.

 

 

The Icing

Step 1--- Cream the butter, sugar and custard powder togther in a bowl

Step 2--- Spoon the icing into a piping bag and squeeze onto the biscuits- or use a knife to spread onto the biscuits

 

 



Step 3--- Sandwich the biscuits together

 

 

Best served once cool and with a hot cup of tea- enjoy! :)

Lots of love, Paloma xxx