Mulling-spiced apple biscuits for cheese
- Easy
- November 2023
- Makes about 25
- Hands-on time 20 min, plus chilling. Oven time 12 min
Oats, parmesan and apples are given a heady mulling spice kick to create a seriously good cheeseboard biscuit. Theyβre buttery, rich and flavourful β but allow the cheese you plonk on top to steal the show (as any good biscuit for cheese should).
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- Calories
- 76kcals
- Fat
- 4.2g (2.5g saturated)
- Protein
- 1.8g
- Carbohydrates
- 7.5g (1.4g sugars)
- Fibre
- 0.7g
- Salt
- 0.3g
Ingredients
- 50g oatmeal or small oats
- 100g self-raising flour, plus extra to dust
- 75g wholemeal plain flour
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ΒΌ tsp ground cloves
- 100g unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
- 20g dried apple, very finely chopped
- 50g parmesan (or veggie equivalent), finely grated
- 1 tbsp clear honey
- 3 tbsp apple juice
You’ll also need
- 5cm round cutter (optional)
Method
- Mix the oatmeal or oats, both flours, salt and spices in a large bowl. Use your fingers to rub in the butter until itβs evenly dispersed, then stir in the dried apple, parmesan, honey and apple juice. Knead lightly to form a dough. Chill for 15 minutes while you heat the oven to 160Β°C fan/gas 4.
- Roll the dough out on a floured surface until 3mm thick. Cut into squares or rounds and put on a non-stick baking sheet. Prick each biscuit with a fork and bake for 12 minutes until golden. Allow to cool before eating with cheese and fresh apples or apple chutney. Theyβll keep for a week in an airtight tin.
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