Spiced Biscuits

Equipment

• baking trays

Oven Temperatures

preheated oven, 180C 350F GM4

Ingredients

• 175g or 6oz butter
• 175g or 6oz muscovado sugar
• 225g or 8oz plain flour
• ½ teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground coriander
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons dark rum

Instructions

1. Lightly grease baking trays.
2. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Sieve the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg and cloves into the creamed mixture.
4. Stir the dark rum into the creamed mixture.
5. Using 2 teaspoons, place small mounds of the mixture, on to the baking trays, about 7cm or 3" apart because they spread lots during cooking.
6. Flatten each one slightly with the back of a spoon or fork (fork is prettier).
7. Bake in a preheated oven, 180C 350F GM4 for 10-12 minutes until golden.
8. Leave the biscuits to cool before serving.

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This page was last updated by Mad Hatter on 12th May 2001.