I made these last night and Paul ate about 10 of them. Then he got up this morning and ate some for breakfast. I suggested he take some up to the antique mall with him today and he refused – said he wasn’t going to share them! LOL! Super easy English biscuits that I found on the Creative Living Forums (a UK site that I found while looking for WWII living inspiration). With conversions, here is the recipe:
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup butter
1 Tbls Pure Cane Syrup (Molasses or Honey may be substituted)
1 Tbls hot water
1/2 tsp baking powder
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, sugar and oats in a bowl and set aside. In a saucepan, gently melt butter, syrup, water and baking soda just until melted (do not boil). Pour over dry ingredients and mix well. Form into balls the size of walnuts, place on greased baking sheet (or line with waxed paper) about 2″ apart and press each down with a fork. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, let sit for a couple of minutes then use a spatula to place cookies on a rack to cool.
The original recipe is here, if you would like to set your oven to 180oc, Gas 4! 😉