Malted Milk Biscuits

This crunchy, chewy biscuits is great with a cup of tea or a cold glass of milk.


1 1/2 cups* self raising flour
1 cup fine oats (porridge oats or instant oats)
1/2 cup caster sugar ( plus some for dusting if you wish)
1/2 cup butter
3 desert spoons  malt extract **
1/4 teaspoon cinnimon
1 desert spoon milk ( roughly)
few drops of vanilla essence

Prep time: 10-15 min
Cooking time: 20 min

* an actual tea cup.
** available from health food shops.

1. Pre-heat oven to 180°C
2. Sift flour, sugar, oats and cinnamon together in a mixing bowl.
3. Rub the butter into the dry ingredients until you have fine crumbs
4. Add the malt extract to the bowl and stir in as far as possible, as just enough milk to form a firm-ish dough.
5. Knead the dough until the sides of the bowl are clean.
6. Turn out the dough onto a clean, floured surface and roll out to about 1/2 cm thick.
7. Use biscuit cutter of your choice to cut out shapes, and place the biscuits onto a greased baking tray.
8. Cook in the  centre/ top of the oven for 20 min or until golden brown.
9. Allow to cool and
10. Enjoy!

Variations

• Try adding stem ginger, chocolate drops or bits of honey comb at stage 4/5.
• If the biscuits are to malty for your taste substitute 1 desert spoon of malt extract for golden syrup.
• If you don't have self-raising flour, add a teaspoon of baking powder to plain flour. 

Malted Milk Biscuits