progressing slowly...

So, two weeks today Tilly will be turning the grand old age of one...and I have a few works in progress for the occasion, one of which is a blanket that I started knitting when I was pregnant ! Suffice to say I'll be extremely happy to finish it for her first birthday - its one of those projects which has been hanging over my head a bit.

So, whilst the blanket and other gifts slowly take shape, I headed to the kitchen once again. I think the great thing about baking is the instant results..within an hour you can have some beautiful and tasty treats and feel satisfied.

Today I went for ginger biscuits from a recipe from my Granny. Its one of the best kind of recipes, simple and brief...

Granny's Ginger Biscuits
4 oz margarine
2 tablespoons treacle (I used Lyle's black treacle)
12 oz self-raising flour
8 oz sugar
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon bic. of soda
1 egg

Warm the margarine and treacle and add to the other ingredients, with the egg. Roll into balls, place on a greased baking tray and bake in a moderate oven. Makes about 30 biscuits.


And that's it, simple as. I baked them for 10 mins at 170 C which seemed to work, I think they're better the shorter they bake as they come out a little chewy. yum