MELTING MOMENTS

Another old recipe from the pre war Be-Ro booklet. I can recall my mother making these and had completely forgotten all about them. The biscuits are so light and crumbly and melt in your mouth. 

Pre heat your fan oven to 160C and butter a large baking sheet.

You can vary the biscuits by rolling them in either coconut or rolled oats. I will do half and half!

5 oz SR flour

3 oz caster sugar

2½ oz butter

1½ oz lard

half an egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract or bean paste

Rolled Oats or desiccated coconut, on plates ready to roll

Glace cherries, halved or quartered [or any other you fancy]

In a medium bowl, cream the fats and sugar and beat in the ½ egg and vanilla. Stir in the flour and mix well. Dampen your hands with water and form the mixture into balls the size of large marbles, then coat with the oats or coconut. Place on your buttered baking tray and press ever so slightly. Pop a piece of cherry on the top.

Or for a modern up date, try some dried cranberries, little pieces of dried apricots or anything you fancy!

Bake for about 17 or 18 mins. Should make about 28-30

Just lovely. Literally, melts in your mouth.