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Radio Leicester,8 mins

Food Friday, 16/12/16

Ben Jackson

Available for over a year

Ingredients: 鈥� 175g plain flour plus extra for dusting 鈥� 1 tsp baking powder 鈥� 125g light muscovado sugar 鈥� 2 eggs beaten 鈥� 50g mixed dried fruit (Sultanas, raisins and mixed peel) 鈥� 50g chestnuts (cooked vacuum packed ones) chopped roughly 鈥� Sprinkle of cinnamon 鈥� Sprinkle of nutmeg Method: 鈥� Preheat your oven to 180 c 鈥� Pop some grease proof paper onto your baking tray. 鈥� Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl. 鈥� Add in your eggs, chestnuts and fruit and mix well with a spoon. 鈥� Bring the dough together with your hands and place onto a lightly floured surface. 鈥� Make into a fairly flat, sausage like shape. ( Quite rectangular ) 鈥� Place onto a baking tray and cook for 20 minutes. 鈥� After 20 minutes, turn down your oven to 140c, place your dough onto a chopping board and cut into 1cm thick biscuits. (This stage you can freeze once cooled) 鈥� Lay them flat back onto the baking tray and place back into the oven for 15 minutes 鈥� Pop onto a wire rack to cool or even eat warm with a festive tipple/hot drink of your choice.

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