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Showing posts with label ingredients. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ingredients. Show all posts

Friday, 4 March 2016

Jam Biscuits- Simple Recipe for a delicious treat


If you are a fan of Jammy Dodgers you will love this recipe. It is so quick and simple and uses minimal ingredients but creates a delicious dessert. 

You will need:

  • 4oz vegan butter (eg. Pure or Vitalite) 
  • 2oz Sugar
  • 6oz plain flour 
  • Raspberry jam to fill 

Instructions:

  • Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until smooth
  • Add the flour and mix to make a firm dough 
  • Knead the dough briefly until smooth and then shape into a ball
  • Chill the mixture in the fridge for 30 minutes (Wrap it in cling film or store in an airtight container) 
  • Once chilled roll the dough out and cut using a biscuit cutter. You can use any shape you want but they all need to be the same
  • Transfer to a baking sheet using either baking paper or a greased tray cook the biscuits in a preheated oven on the middle shelf at gas mark 6
  • Cook for 10-15 minutes until the biscuits are turning golden brown- you can turn them over half way through to ensure even cooking
  • When cooled add the jam and sandwich together or cut the circles in half and sandwich each half depending on how many you want to make


The biscuits before cutting, you can sandwich them together like this to make larger biscuits or cut in half



Seedless jam is nice to use as it creates a smooth filling for the biscuits 



Only minimal ingredients are used so it is a simple recipe to try 



These biscuits really taste like Jammy dodgers but the home made version has no additives and is all natural ingredients



The biscuits themselves are soft and crumbly and so easy to make! Who needs shop bought snacks! 



This is a great recipe for anyone new to biscuit making, it is a cheap and easy way to practise your baking skills and these make amazing gifts as they look and taste great

Sunday, 3 January 2016

Vegan baking- products to use


If you enjoy baking you might be wondering what brands are good to use. In my opinion you should keep ingredients as simple as possible and by this I mean don't use products that are full of chemicals and ingredients you can't pronounce. Stick with natural, pure ingredients and add flavour by choosing good quality products. 

Billington's is a great brand of sugar to use. It is labelled vegan and the unrefined sugar locks in the natural Molasses of the sugar cane which creates a rich flavour. Brown sugar is great to use in cakes and biscuits as it adds a naturally rich taste. 

Clarks maple syrup have a pure maple syrup option which is vegan and gluten free. Make sure you buy the pure grade as others contain ingredients which may not be suitable for vegans. Of course this is more expensive but it is worth investing in as it is better quality and as it has such a strong, rich, natural flavour it will last longer than others and is great for flavouring cakes, for adding to pancakes and even as a substitute for sugar in coffee. 

I am currently using these products to make a Maple syrup sponge cake so check the blog soon for the recipe.