I love biscuits - c'mon who doesn't? I decided that an appropriate biscuit was the lovely humble jammy dodger.
Well, here is my recipe for homemade jammy dodgers for you to try this weekend!
Ingredients...
275g (9 1/2 oz) plain flour, sifted (+ more for flouring work surface)
1 tsp baking powder
100g (3 1/2 oz) caster sugar
75g (2 1/2 oz) butter
1 egg
2 tbsp golden syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla
Around half a pot of jam - I used Hartleys Seedless Strawberry Jam
You will also need a circular cookie cutter and a smaller heart or star one
How to make them...
In a bowl, cream the sugar and butter, I used my Kitchenaid to mix it all.
Add the flour and baking powder.
Add the egg, golden syrup and vanilla and stir.
Mix until a dough forms, cover and chill for 30 minutes.
While waiting for your dough, preheat the oven to 170ºC/ 150ºC fan (340ºF/ 300ºF fan). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
On a floured surface, roll the dough until it is 0.5cm in thickness.
Using your circular cookie cutter, make circles. Remember each dodger consists of two layers.
With your heart/star cookie cutter, cut out hearts/stars in the centre of the circles.
Bake your cookies for 12-15 minutes. You want them firm but not brown.
Leave to cool on a wire rack and while they are still warm.
To construct your jammy dodger, add a plop of jam to the bottom of one of the full circle cookies.
Then press a cookie with a heart/star on over the top. The jam will no doubt ooze a little bit through the heart.
Now, all that's left to do is pop the kettle on and pour yourself a cuppa, preferably in a cup and saucer sit down and dunk away!
Enjoy!
Nathalie x
