GOD SAVE THE CAKE

DIGESTIVE BISCUITS

 

 

The digestive was first developed in 1839 by two Scottish doctors to aid digestion. The term "digestive" is derived from the belief that they had anti-acid properties due to the use of sodium bicarbonate when they were first developed. British people love eating it with a cup of tea. Lots of brands make digestive biscuits. The Mc Vitie's digestive is the best selling biscuit in the UK, selling 80 million packs annually.

 

Mc Vitie's biscuit factory

 

INGREDIENTS :

For about 16 biscuits :
 
• 100g wholewheat flour
• 100g medium oatmeal
• 50g brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder or ½ teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
• Pinch of salt
• 100g butter
• 2 tablespoons milk



METHOD :

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (350F) .

2. Blitz the oats to a fine powder in a blender.

3. Mix together all of the dry ingredients .

4. Rub in the butter to a breadcrumb texture.

5. Add the milk and mix to form a smooth dough.

6. Refrigerate for 15 minutes .

7. Roll out the pastry (between 2 baking sheets) to around 3mm thickness.

8. Cut out circles of about 6-7cm diameter .

9. Bake in the pre-heat oven for about 15 minutes.

10. Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Enjoy with a cup of tea;)