SHREWSBURY
BISCUITS

These biscuits (cookies) come from Shrewsbury in Shropshire and are great for a picnic. Kids love them as it is fun to pull them apart and lick the jam out of the center. Make some for your British Car Day Picnic.

Ingredients:

Ingredients
4oz of butter (softened) ½ cup sugar
1 egg 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
2 cups of all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder
Raspberry jam.

Method:

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg and lemon rind and beat well.
Sift flour and baking powder together.
Mix sifted ingredients into creamed mixture. Knead well.
On a lightly floured board roll out to 3/16th of an inch
thickness.
Cut out rounds using a 2 ½ inch cutter.
Cut a ½ inch hole in the center of half the biscuits.
Place on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 deg F for 10 to 15 mins.
When cold spread the jam on the whole biscuit and lay the holy one on the top making a sandwich.
Place biscuits in a picnic basket and place into an MG. Drive
MG to a nice park and eat biscuits with lashings of hot tea.
Enjoy!!!