Retro Baking - Jam Drop Biscuits

I haven't seen this recipe for years, but I was glad to be reminded of it when I saw Tamara Jane make them on GoodMorning a few days ago.

I couldn't resist making a batch. I used strawberry jam in the center of mine. Strawberry jam reminds me of my Nana. She used to make heaps of strawberry jam. So much nicer than the stuff you buy in the shops. I feel a jam making post coming up!

You can find the recipe here.

Retro Baking - Hedgehog Biscuits

This is the first biscuit in my "Retro Baking" series. What I mean by this is I'm going to from time to time bake one of those classic home baking recipes which in many cases have sadly been replaced by fancier recipes. This is the type of baking I can imagine my Nana serving from one of her royal coronation souvenir tins :)

If you remember any recipes from your past, please remind me of them so I can try and find a recipe for it, or if you have the recipe - great - email it to me and I'll give it a try!

Hedgehog Biscuits

115g butter (4 oz back in the day!)

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

Vanilla

1 cup self raising flour

1 cup sultanas

Cornflakes

Cream together butter and sugar.

Add Vanilla and egg, beat again.

Add flour and sultanas. Mix.

Roll teaspoonfuls of mixture in cornflakes and place on baking tray.

Bake for about 10 mins at 180 degrees.

Mine aren't the prettiest... I probably put them a bit close to each other on the tray, but I kind of like the way they turned out anyway. Here is the end result:

Stained Glass Window Biscuits

Stained Glass Window Biscuits

I saw this recipe a few years back and thought that I may have to try it one day. Yesterday I came across a version of the recipe here and it reminded me that I need to try it. I read the comments under the recipe and thought that I could probably make it better, so I edited the recipe and came up with this:

110g sugar

20g golden syrup

125g butter

Vanilla

1 egg

250g plain flour

Hard boiled lollies

Cream butter, sugar, and golden syrup. Add the egg and beat. Toss in the flour and mix with a wooden spoon. Roll out to about 5mm thick. Cut out desired shape, and then using a cutter slightly bigger than the lolly cut out a hole in the middle. Bake in the oven for about 5 mins at 180 degrees. Take out and place a lolly in each hole. Bake for about another 5 mins until golden brown and lolly has melted.

The lollies I used weren't the greatest as they all had a white stripe on them which looked a bit weird once they had melted. These are the kinds of biscuits that kids love...well it is a biscuit with a lolly in the center after all. Adults are probably more wary of their dentistry.