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Nutrition: per biscuit

  • kcal274
  • fat14g
  • saturates7g
  • carbs36g
  • sugars20g
  • fibre0g
  • protein4g
  • salt0.27g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Tip the flour, baking powder, oats, sugar and cinnamon into a bowl, then mix well with your hands. Add the butter, then rub it into the mixture until it has disappeared.

  • step 2

    Stir in the blueberries and pecans, add the egg, then mix well with a cutlery knife or wooden spoon until it all comes together in a big ball. Lightly flour the work surface, then roll the dough into a fat sausage about 6cm across. Wrap in cling film, then chill in the fridge until solid.

  • step 3

    To bake, heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/ gas 4. Unwrap the cookie log, thickly slice into discs, then arrange on baking sheets. Bake for 15 mins (or a few mins more if from frozen) until golden, leave on the trays to harden, then cool completely on a wire rack before tucking in.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2009

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A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.31 ratings

suespoon

Absolutely lovely biscuits! I used cranberries and pecans.

Emily Brown 9

These are nasty! Avoid. So floury and the baking powder is too strong. Didn’t go anything like the picture. Didn’t spread out.

cyberry

I love these, and bake them about once a week. I tweak the recipe to my taste by halving the sugar and using more oats while reducing the amount of flour accordingly. Instead of nuts, I use roast sunflower and pumpkin sees, and I often add white chocolate chips to the mix as well. I often use a…

cyberry

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Has anyone tried using frozen berries?

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goodfoodteam

Thanks for your question. We would recommend using an alternative dried fruit rather than frozen blueberries which will be too moist.

jjjj

question

Novice question: I use jumbo porridge oats at home, am I right in thinking I'll need to grind them down a bit with a mortar and pestle? When making flapjacks I grind 50% to oatmeal and leave the rest of the oats whole. I don't want to buy regular porridge oats just for this recipe.

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goodfoodteam

Thanks for your question. We just suggest using the oats as is. They'll still work really well.

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