Wholemeal Fruit and Nut Biscuits, American Style

Name: Wholemeal Fruit and Nut Biscuits, American Style
Yield: Makes 18–24
Ingredients: 8 fl oz / 230 ml buttermilk; 4 oz / 110 g sunflower margarine or other shortening, plus extra for brushing; 4 oz / 110 g dried fruit, chopped; 2 tsp active dried yeast; 2 tbsp warm water; ¼ lb / 570 g self-raising wholemeal flour; 1 oz / 30 g light muscovado sugar; ½ tsp baking powder; 4 oz / 110 g sunflower margarine or other shortening, plus extra for brushing

Preparation info

Makes
18–24

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

These ‘biscuits’ are, essentially, what the British would call scones.

Ingredients

2 tsp active dried yeast
2 tbsp warm water
¼ lb</

Dessert
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Grease a roasting tin or baking sheet, and preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F / Mark 6. Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Mix the flour, sugar and baking powder together, and rub in the fat until the mixture forms lumps the size of hazelnuts. Mix the buttermilk and yeast mixture tog