Baking is still an activity which means relaxation to me. The radio on and a warm kitchen for a couple of hours is a pleasure and the results will be appreciated by others. These two recipes are old favourites, though not everyone likes the date one. K has found a version of this recipe somewhere else, as she does like them, but I thought I would put mine up anyway. She is definitely becoming the baker in the family and always has something delicious in the tin. I shall have to make a real effort to keep my reputation polished. Next May we have a wedding cake competition for the first family wedding, which will be fun and not a little competitive!
Date Crunchies
5oz flour
4 oz oats
3 oz sugar
5 oz butter
12 oz dates - the dried blocks of cooking dates are the best
Rind and juice of 1 lemon
3tbspns water
Mix the dry ingredients and rub the butter in as for pastry
Heat the chopped dates with the water and juice to make a soft paste. I like this sharp so add lemon juice to taste.
In a shallow tin, put half the crumb mix, the date paste on top and then the mix again.
Bake 1 hour No 4 -5. When cold, cut into small squares and eat with tea or coffee, remembering that dates and oats are both good for you as well as yummy.
Choc Chip Cookies
Date Crunchies
5oz flour
4 oz oats
3 oz sugar
5 oz butter
12 oz dates - the dried blocks of cooking dates are the best
Rind and juice of 1 lemon
3tbspns water
Mix the dry ingredients and rub the butter in as for pastry
Heat the chopped dates with the water and juice to make a soft paste. I like this sharp so add lemon juice to taste.
In a shallow tin, put half the crumb mix, the date paste on top and then the mix again.
Bake 1 hour No 4 -5. When cold, cut into small squares and eat with tea or coffee, remembering that dates and oats are both good for you as well as yummy.
Choc Chip Cookies
- 5 oz P flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarb
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 oz butter
- 2 oz soft brown sugar
- 3 oz castor sugar
- Few drops of vanilla extract - or use vanilla sugar
- 1 egg
- 4 oz plain choc chips
- 1 oz finely chopped walnuts
- Cream butter and sugars - a processor makes short work of this
- Mix in the egg gradually
- Stir in the flour, mixing and then the rest
- Put 1/2 tspnsful, well spread out, on greased and lined baking trays. Bake in batches as necessary. This makes 36 biscuits.
No 5 - about 12 mins till golden but not very brown. Handle carefully till cold.
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