Oatmeal and Parmesan Biscuits

Name: Oatmeal and Parmesan Biscuits
Yield: Makes about 40 large or 80 small biscuits
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 50 g (2 oz) porridge oats; A good pinch of salt; A pinch of baking powder; 25 g (1 oz) oatmeal; 1egg; 5 tablespoons milk; 5 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan; 100 g (4 oz) unsalted butter; 275 g (10 oz) plain flour

Preparation info

Makes about
40
small biscuits

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Open Rhodes Around Britain

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1996

About

These biscuits eat very well with cheese. I like to cut them no bigger than 2.5 cm (1 in). This makes them just the right size for cheese bites. Herbs can also be added to this recipe, a teaspoon of chopped parsley, sage or both work very well.

Ingredients

275 g (10 oz) plain flour
A pinch of baking powder

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Cookies
Baking
Vegetarian

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Grease a baking tray or line with silicone paper.

Work together all the dry ingredients, using 1 tablespoon of Parmesan, with the butter. Beat the egg into the milk and mix with the rest of the dough. Roll out the dough thinly and cut wit