There are a number of milestone to pass on the toad to Bethlehem, or rather Christmas Day.
Who is doing what and where over Christmas (especially my father) is a November mile post
Getting the Advent calendars to our children is one, also November
The Advent Ring - it's always wonderful if I can set it up before the first Sunday
This year's is last year's outdoor wreath with electric candles arranged in the centre. So easy.
I have finished acquiring presents for friends and family. I'll need to wrap the ones for my brother's family by Friday, and our children's before we meet this coming weekend.
This evening I finished writing the cards to go by post; over 50 this year. This is always a huge block for me... but then I get into the swing it and begin to enjoy it. There were two treats to keep me going; I had a very small bowl of mixed nuts beside me and had one or two every five cards..., and I baked a tray of la-la-land oaty biscuits (that's what I've decided to call them.
There were twenty... mmm.
The original recipe was given to me by a friend, sadly no longer with us. She was so lovely, honest, good... oh dear. Don't get me started... just enjoy her biscuits. Memories can be sweet as well as sad?
Chris's Oaty Biscuits
In one large bowl mix together 3oz each of plain flour and rolled oats and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
In another bowl melt together 3oz butter or marg, 3oz sugar, 1 tablespoon syrup, 1 tablespoon milk.
Tip melted ingredients in dry and mix well. Add more oats if you need to. Roll into about 20 little balls, flatten and bake on greased or lined trays at 150°C fan, 160°C ordinary oven for 20 minutes or thereabouts.
La-la-land Biscuits
As above, but use SR flour and leave out the baking powder (because I'm lazy)
substitute granola or muesli for rolled oats,
use black treacle instead of syrup.
If using granola reduce sugar by at least half to allow for the sweetness in granola.
Carry on as for Chris's recipe.
I called them 'La-la-land biscuits' because in my alternate reality world view granola makes them healthy. Yup.
Of course it does!
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DeleteLots of lovely things to do on the road to Christmas. I am really missing going to our daughter's this year. It seems a bit odd and is giving me a bit of a wobble. I'm trying to keep focused on the family that is here and the fact that we will see them soon!
ReplyDeleteYup, Granola = healthy lol
Because of covid, and my lung condition, and taking immunosuppresants, we stopped being able to have proper family Christmas in 2020. I wobbled bit then for a of us, but we do all still have our differently happy Christmas days now. I try andkeep my 'if only's to a minimum
DeleteI believe those cookies are healthy enough to qualify as breakfast~~~~
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Well now, what a happy thought!
DeleteReading thru the ingredients for the ahem healthy biscuits, I was imagining them being made with a tablespoon of maple syrup. Lush.
ReplyDeleteIt was maple syrup and pecan granola... Imade the first version with golden syrup, lush indeed. But the black treacle was too strong for the maple flavour to come through unsurprisingly
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