Feeling guilty for my complete lack of updates over recent months (blame it on illness, bereavement, work, life…) so thought I'd pop a quick seasonal one on before Christmas!
I'm going to bite the bullet and let Mini Monster have the school Christmas Dinner on Wednesday, the Dietitian at Cambridge Catering has reliably informed me which bits of the main meal are safe, but the pudding is ice cream, so I'm sending in a treat (fruit is not a pudding…).
You will need:
1 Batch of Basic Biscuit Dough (I added 1tspn cinnamon and ground seeds from 3 cardamom pods to mine)
1 bag of clear boiled sweets
Unwrap sweets and place on lightly greased foil on a baking tray.
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Place in oven set to about 200ºC until melted (check every couple of minutes, you don't want it to boil or they will be full of bubbles.
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| I put mine a bit too close together and it was still a bit too thick (clearly my oven isn't level either!) |
Set aside to cool.
Roll out biscuit mix (between 2 sheets of cling film, to reduce cross contamination and stops the dough sticking to anything!).
Cut out shapes and place on greaseproof paper on baking tray.
Cut shape out of middle (if you try to do this before putting on tray, they are quite fragile and likely to break).
If you are going to hang them on a tree, remember to make holes before baking...
Bake for 10 minutes at 180ºC.
Break 'glass' into small pieces (remember to leave enough space on tray for it to spread, if it's too thick it will be difficult to break).
Put biscuits onto greased foil (the sweets will stick to the greaseproof paper) and place coloured pieces into the holes.
Put back in oven for a few minutes until just starting to melt.
Add more to fill gaps, or use a skewer to move into corners.
Put back in oven for a couple more minutes to melt and flatten.
Remove from oven and leave to cool.
Thread string through the holes and hang on tree.
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| This was supposed to be a christmas tree in the middle, think it would have worked better in a smoother shape! |
