Another delicious recipe that I want to share. A friend gave it to me years and years ago, but I've only recently tried it. Then it was called Treacle Bites. I made some to take with French friends, to a concert at the world-famous Marciac Jazz Festival (about 80 miles away). They were much appreciated and promptly re-named Délice de Marciac!
Ingredients: (sorry they are in imperial ounces!)
4oz self-raising flour
3oz rolled oats
1oz desiccated coconut
4oz butter
5oz sugar (brown if you like)
2 tablesp black treacle
4os raisins
1 tsp mixed spice
I teasp bi-carb, dissolved in 1 tblesp milk
Method:
Combine flour with oats, coconut, raisins and mixed spice. Heat butter, sugar and treacle gently in saucepan, bringing to boil, stirring all the time. Remove from heat. Add bicarb and milk. Pour hot mixture on to the other ingredients. Mix well.
Original recipe says to now leave on one side 30 mins to firm up, and then to shape into 24 balls, place on tray, and make individual biscuits. They do spread!.
However, it is quicker and easier to put the lot straightaway into a roasting tin, which I line with baking paper. Pat it down patiently until it is evenly spread.
Bake 180şC for about 20 mins. Mark into squares, and leave to cool in tin, or remove from baking sheet if you are making individual biscuits to cool on a rack
