Baking with Sheena

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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. 

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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.

 

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