SMARTIE BISCUITS

Ingredients:

115gMargarine

115gLight Muscovado Sugar

1 tablespoon Golden Syrup

half teaspoon Vanilla Essence

175g Self Raising Flour

85g Smarties

Method:

1. Set oven at 180 C 350 F Gas Mark 4.

2. Grease and line two baking sheets.

3. Beat margarine and sugar together. Beat in syrup and essence.

4. Stir in half the flour and work into the mixture. Stir in smarties and remaining flour and work together.

5. Roll dough into 16 balls and place well apart for spreading. DO NOT FLATTEN.

Bake for 10-12 minutes.

6. Leave to cool on baking sheets for two minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool.

 SPICY TEA BREAD

Ingredients:

1 lb Self Raising Flour

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Mixed Spice

half tsp Cinnamon

6 oz Soft Brown Sugar

4 oz Butter

2 Eggs beaten

2 tblspn Black Treacle

approx 6 fl oz Milk

half an Egg, beaten to glaze

Method:

1. Sift the flour, salt, spice and cinnamon into a mixing bowl.

2. Stir in the sugar.

3. Rub in the butter.

4. Mix the eggs, treacle and half of the milk together and stir into the flour mixture.

5. Gradually stir in the remaining milk until the mixture drops easily from the spoon when it is shaken.

6. Spoon the mixture into a 2lb loaf tin lined with greased greaseproof paper.

7. Bake in a fairly hot oven 190C 375F or gas mark 5 for ¾ to 1 hour or until well risen and brown (or when a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean). Brush with the beaten egg after 30 minutes of cooking.

8. Cool on a wire rack before slice.