Aldwin Fothergill’s grandma’s oat biscuits

A few readers have already commented about the biscuits Aldwin Fothergill offers to Jen and Liz in Dead Man’s Hands when they come to question him about the grisly goings-on in Hawes. The original inspiration actually came from an old recipe book that my mum made for me when I left for university. Full of family favourites to remind me of home and make sure I actually made some proper food, it’s a very treasured little book, and I’ve made the biscuit recipe’s numerous times over the decades. So what better reason is there to pass on these delicious oat biscuits to some lovely Grimm readers:

Ingredients
 

Note for metric measurements: Our scales don’t do ounces, so I converted 4 oz into 113 grams and 3 oz into 85 grams

4 oz of margarine or butter 

4 oz of porridge oats

1 teaspoon of golden syrup

4 oz of caster sugar

3 oz of plain flour

¼ teaspoon of baking soda

 

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius. Place a sheet of baking paper onto two baking trays. 

Cream the margarine (or butter) and sugar together. 

Beat in the golden syrup. 

Add the oats, baking soda and flour, and roll the mixture into small balls about the size of a walnut each. 

Place the balls onto the baking trays (leaving room for them to spread) and bake until brown (around 20 mins in our oven).

Once they've baked, leave the biscuits to cool on the trays for five minutes before placing them on a cooling rack. Enjoy with a slice of your favourite cheese and lashings of Yorkshire Tea!