Bake these easy biscuits and give as a gift with the smoked trout pâté and potted ham.
Ingredients
- 60g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 125g fine oatmeal, plus extra for sprinkling
- 60g butter
Method
- 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl, then mix in the oatmeal. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add 6 tablespoons of cold water, mix to a soft dough and knead until smooth.
- 2. Roll out on a work surface sprinkled with oatmeal to about 5mm thick, then cut out about 30 circles of dough with a 5cm round cookie cutter. Put on 2 baking sheets and bake for 15 minutes, until just golden. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
- 3. To assemble your gift: divide the biscuits into two stacks and tie with a ribbon. Place in a box with the labelled jars and a card to explain that the jars can be kept in the fridge and the biscuits in an airtight container, for up to a week.