Fledgling Farmer

spiced maple biscuits

Here is a recipe for a batch of delicious biscuits I made this afternoon. Enjoy!


Spiced Maple Biscuits

125g butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 teaspoons boiling water
1 1/2 cups plain flour

maple icing
1 cup icing sugar
3 tablespoons maple syrup

Preheat oven to 180˚C. Place the butter, sugar, maple syrup and mixed spice in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until melted and smooth.
Place the bicarbonate of soda and water in a bowl and stir to combine. Add the butter mixture and stir to combine. Add the flour and mix until smooth. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the mixture at a time onto baking trays lined with non-stick baking paper, allowing room to spread. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the biscuits are golden and firm around the edges. While the biscuits are baking, make the maple icing. Place the icing sugar and maple syrup in a bowl and whisk until well combined.
Cool biscuits on wire racks. Drizzle over icing and allow to set.
Makes 12.

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Citrus Poppyseed Muffins

These muffins are delicious, and so easy to make!
When served fresh out of the oven they are crunchy on the outside, and scrumptiously light and fluffy inside.
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Citrus Poppyseed Muffins

125g soft butter
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
2 teaspoons grated lime rind
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
2/3 cup castor sugar
2 eggs
2 cups self-raising flour
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons poppyseeds

Grease 12 hole muffin pan.
Place the butter, rinds, sugar, eggs, sifted flour and milk in a medium bowl and beat with electric mixer until just combined, then beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth and just changed in colour; stir in poppyseeds.
Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Bake in moderately hot oven about 20 minutes.
Makes 12.