As promised - Digger Biscuits
I've done two batches. They're all out of the oven now.

The photo and the recipe is in the reply.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 18:55, 14 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

They look like this...

( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 18:56, Reply)

They. Look.
YUMMERS!

*applies to be adopted*
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 18:58, Reply)

Hmmm! well.
Their not the prettiest biscuit in the biscuit kingdom but I'm sure they taste lovely.
( girlinthehole, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 18:58, Reply)

The look great
but why are they called digger biscuits?
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Mon 1 Sep 2008, 19:00, Reply)

And you can make them by doing this....
Chickenlady's Digger Biscuits

Makes approximately 20-25

175g Golden Caster Sugar
125g Self-Raising Wholemeal Flour
70g Rolled Oats
40g Desiccated Coconut (unsweetened)
140g Unsalted Butter
1 Tablespoon of Black Strap Molasses (I use Meridian Organic)
1 Teaspoon of Bicarbonate of Soda


Preheat the oven to 180C, 350F, Gas 4 and line or butter two baking sheets.

Chuck all the ingredients into a food processor.

Whizz.

Take balls of the mixture (about the size of a ping-pong ball) and put them on the baking sheets.

Press down on each ball with the back of a fork to flatten them a bit.

Stick in the oven for 15 minutes or golden brown.

Cool on a rack.

Eat.




This recipe originally came from Sue Lawrence's Book of Baking but I altered it a bit.

I tend to make a couple of batches quite regularly and they disappear very quickly. They're very similar to Hobnobs but have less sugar and more good stuff like the molasses in them.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 19:03, Reply)

is it because they look slightly as if they have been shaped using
a JCB?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 19:04, Reply)

they look well nommish
*noms olives instead*
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 19:05, Reply)

They
Look fucking boss.

Any chance of a batch being sent up South Yorkshire way???
(scentless_apprentice takes two bottles into the shower!, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 19:05, Reply)

They don't look all perfect
because they're supposed to be rough - rather like hobnobs. No cookie cutter required.

They're called Digger biscuits because they originate in Oz and are closely related to Anzac biscuits.

They're also really quick and easy to make and because of the organic stuff and molasses you tend to feel very virtuous eating them!
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 19:05, Reply)

If I get round to it
I'll bring a batch with me to the beer festival next week!
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 19:06, Reply)

nom nom indeed!
*copies recipe*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 19:15, Reply)

That sounds just like my kind of cooking
Stuff stuff into food processor. Press button. Put in oven.

None of this fancy pants stuff. *goes off to make toad in the hole*
( Captain V, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 19:29, Reply)

Unfortunately I cannot do any baking.
My oven is not to be trusted.

Edit - plus I have Mrs Bin to bake biscuits for me...Woo!
( girlinthehole, Mon 1 Sep 2008, 19:31, Reply)

mum?
if i promise to be very good and not set too many fires

will you adopt me?
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Tue 2 Sep 2008, 7:10, Reply)