Oat, bran & date biscuits
Wholesome bran biscuits with chopped dates and nutmeg. Makes 35
Wholesome, lightly sweet biscuits with wheat bran flakes, wholewheat flour and chopped dates, warmed with nutmeg. A good mid-morning snack.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan) and line baking trays.
Step 2: Sift the 4 ½ oz self-raising flour, 4 ½ oz wholewheat flour and 1 tsp ground nutmeg into a bowl and rub in the 3 ½ oz butter.
Step 3: Add the 1 ¾ oz brown sugar, 1 ¾ oz wheat bran flakes cereal, 5 ½ oz dates and ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda and bind into a soft dough with enough ¾ cup milk. The dough should not stick to your palms.
Step 4: Roll into 35 oval balls, flatten with your palm, place on the trays and press with a fork.
Step 5: Bake for 12–15 minutes until light brown. Cool on a wire rack.
15 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 33 g
- Fat
- 8 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does oat, bran & date biscuits take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 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 self-raising flour?
- Plain flour + 2 tsp baking powder per 150g (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
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