Oat & Rye Biscuits

• I have been able to buy lots of second hand Polish cookery books in the past few weeks.
• Inside one of them was a handwritten recipe for these biscuits.
• It is written in the lovely handwriting people are taught in Poland.
• I wish my writing was clear and neat as this.
• I decided to try these biscuits and was very pleased with the result.
• They only have a small amount of sugar so they go well with cheese.

Heathcote cake plate – Made in England

INGREDIENTS

• 120g butter – softened
• 70g soft brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 100g rolled oats
• 140g rye flour
• ½ teaspoon of baking powder.

METHOD

• Pre-heat the oven to GM4 – 180°C.
• Grease two baking sheets.
• Beat the butter and sugar together
• Add the egg and carry on beating.
• Mix the oats, rye flour and baking powder together.
• Add this dry mixture to the butter mix.
• Mix together until everything is combined.
• Make small balls of the mixture and place these on the sheets.
• Bake for 15 – 20 minutes.
• About half way through the baking – flatten the balls with a spatula.
• Leave the trays to cool on a wire baking rack.