Simply Scrumptious

Fancy something different to nibble on than the normal cream cracker & cheese or chocolate bar? Well why not try these lovely tasty savoury biscuits made with garlic and fresh carrot? The perfect swap! Deliciously scrumptious as they are or indulge and top with your favourite cheese and a spoonful of chutney - you've then got yourself a tasty little snack! INGREDIENTS 100g jumbo oats 100g self-raising flour 50g butter 60ml water 1 carrot grated, and squeezed ½ tsp garlic granules Pinch of salt METHOD Preheat oven 180ºc / 160º fan and line a baking tray Put the jumbo oats and flour into a mixing bowl and rub in the butter using your finger tips until you have the consistency of bread crumbs Stir in the grated carrot, garlic granules and salt Next add the water a little at a time until you have a dough Sprinkle some flout onto a clean work surface and roll out your dough to the thickness roughly ½cm Using a cookie cutter, ...

A super quick recipe, ready on 30 minutes! Just 4 ingredients needed! These biscuits are light, fluffy and take on a lovely orange colour from the sweet potato.  All the sweetness in these biscuits is from the potato and cinnamon, if anymore sugar was added they would be far to sweet. INGREDIENTS 150g self raising flour 150g sweet potato 70g butter, melted Cinnamon - as much as you fancy METHOD Preheat oven 190ºc / 170º fan Cook your sweet potato your preferred way. I cooked mine in the microwave for approx 6-10 minutes Once the potato is cooked and your able to handle it, scoop out the insides onto a bowl and mash it up so it is nice and smooth Add the melted butter and give it a quick stir Then add the self raising flour and cinnamon  Mix well until everything is combined and you have a dough Flour a clean work surface and roll out your dough, using a cutter of choice cut out your biscuits and place them on your pr...

These homemade Marmite Mini Cheddars contain no additives and are free from artificial colours or flavours. INGREDIENTS  100g of Eatlean Protein Cheese, grated (or any cheese of your choice) 50g of salted butter ( I used low-fat olive spread) 100g of plain flour 1/4 tsp of salt TBSP Marmite (approx, depending how strong you like it) METHOD  Preheat oven to 180c Mix all the ingredients in a food processor Knead together lightly and roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface, about 3mm thick. Using a small cutter, cut out the cheddars, gather rest of the dough up and repeat. Place the cheddars on a silicon mat or grease proof paper. Using a fork prod some holes into the cheddars Bake in the oven for approx 15 minutes Leave to cool