Easy Peasy Biscuit Recipe

I was on the hunt the other day for a very simple biscuit recipe with as few ingredients as possible and this is the one we decided to try and the results were pretty good. I got it from http://www.thecakerecipe.co.uk/easy-biscuit-recipe/ which has loads of good cake recipes on it. I also liked it as it contained less butter than lots of others I looked at. I actually adapted it a bit from the original and my version of the ingredients is below.

Ingredients:
6oz (150g) plain flour
4oz (100g) butter
2oz (50g) sugar
1 desert spoon of vanilla extract.

Method (copied and pasted from the site with my changes in italics)

Pre-heat oven to 180°C/ 350°F/ Gas Mark 4
Sift the plain flour into a large mixing bowl and add the sugar (I don’t bother sifting)
Rub in the butter and bring mixture together
Add the vanilla extract (I found that the mixture was a bit too crumbly without it.)
Roll out to 1/4″ (6mm) thickness
Cut using a biscuit cutter
Place biscuits (using a palette knife) onto 2 or 3 lightly greased baking trays
Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown (I did it for 10 mins but we have a fan oven which tends to be hotter)

Don’t worry if it seems like the mixture is a bit crumbly as long as you can roll it and it sticks it’ll be fine and the end result is super tasty!

Honey Chicken

Honey chicken, doesn’t actually have any honey in it but has golden syrup in instead. I call it honey chicken because my kids like honey and will assume it’s tasty. If you find this morally objectionable then feel free to call it “golden syrup chicken” instead! This should only take about 12 minutes, depending on how long your rice takes to cook.

So here’s what you’ll need:

Toasted sesame oil (just a splash)
Sunflower oil ( an even smaller splash to stop the sesame oil from burning)
A breast of chicken (this seems fine for my 3 kids)
Sweet corn
Broccoli
Golden syrup
Rice (enough for however many kids you have!)

So, firstly, put your rice on to boil. Then warm the oil and add the chicken which should be diced into small squares. When the chicken has browned then add the sweetcorn and the broccoli until they are soft. When they’re all cooked, squeeze some golden syrup over the food and stir. I don’t add much but do it to taste. When the rice has cooked then add the chicken to the rice and stir.

“Is that it?”‘ I hear you cry! Yes it freaking well is, ha!