▲△ postcard from the lakes

we received this postcard from my Mummy

she'd been to visit my sister in the Lake District

so we had to make the recipe on the card!

buttermere biscuits

you will need ....

220g plain flour

110g butter

90g caster sugar

45g currants {we used a mix of dried fruit}

grated rind of a lemon

half a teaspoon baking powder

1 large egg ~ beaten

preheat the oven to 180c/gas 4

line and grease some baking sheets

rub the butter into the flour until it looks like rubble

stir in the other dry ingredients

and the lemon zest

mix in the beaten egg to make a firm dough

add a few drops of warm water if needed

roll out the dough to 7mm thick and cut out 75mm circles

put onto the greased baking sheets

and bake for 15~20 minutes

until light brown and firm

alternative ~ use soft brown sugar, omit the lemon 

and currants and add 45g each of chocolate chips 

and hazelnuts