Grandma's biscuits
Custard powder biscuits
Old-fashioned custard-powder biscuits. Makes 100
Plain, crisp, old-fashioned biscuits flavoured with custard powder, the kind that fill a big tin. Shape them as thin ovals with a fork, or roll and cut rounds and prick holes in them. For a change, swap the custard powder for 5 tsp ground ginger and 1½ tsp ground cardamom, or use wholemeal wheat flour instead of plain flour.
- Total time
- 80 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 24
Ingredients
- 9 oz buttersoft
- 8 ½ oz sugarground fine
- 2 cups milk2 cups, warm (approx)
- 1 ⅛ lb plain flour
- 1 ¾ oz custard powder4 tbsp
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
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Method
0/6 doneStep 2: Fold in the 1 ⅛ lb plain flour, 1 ¾ oz custard powder, ½ tsp baking powder and 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda and knead into a soft dough. Leave it to rest for half an hour.
30 minStep 3: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan) and line baking trays.
Step 4: Take teaspoonfuls of dough and shape into oval rolls. Place on the trays and spread out thinly into oval biscuits by patting with a fork dipped in dry flour.
Step 5: Or roll out a small portion of dough to 3 mm thick, cut rounds with a pastry cutter and gently press a spiked biscuit docker (or fork) into each to make holes.
Step 6: Bake in batches for 10–12 minutes until light brown. Cool on wire racks and store in an air-tight tin.
30 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 29 g
- Fat
- 9 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does grandma's biscuits take?
- About 80 minutes in total: 50 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 24 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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