Baking with Sheena
I found this recipe in Gran's recipe box. I have no idea what a melting moment is, but the Rural seems to, so I have a batch of them in the oven. They smell like custard, which is both unsurprising and delightful. I've copied the recipe verbatim from Gran's notecard:
Melting moments (S.W.R.I)
3 ozs. S.R. flour
3 ozs. marg.
1 oz. custard powder
1 oz. sugar
METHOD Cream marg. and sugar. Add flour and custard powder. Form into balls, put on to a well greased tin. Score on top with flat end of fork. Bake in a good hot oven. 15-20 mins.
But I don't have margarine or self-raising flour, so I made some substitutions. I also had to guess about exactly how hot a "good hot oven" is.
Melting Moments (Em's first try)
3 oz plain flour
1/2 t baking powder
3 oz room-temperature butter
1 oz custard powder
1 oz sugar
Cream butter and sugar. Add flour, baking powder, custard. Form into 12 balls, shape like peanut butter cookies. Bake 15 minutes at 180°C with the fan on.
Mmmm. They are very short and very crumbly and not too sweet. They would be very nice half-dipped in chocolate. Next time I think I'll double the recipe. Same amount of work for twice as many cookies? Done.

