Melting Moments

Now there are several versions of melting moments, but these are the ones that my mum always made with her own little touch of a little jam on top. It’s the sort of biscuits you can quickly make if someone is popping round or you just fancy something sweet.

When I made these the first time for my boyfriend, he was like I love melting moment. So I made them and when they came out the oven and I presented them to him, he took one look and said these are not melting moments, they don’t have coconut on them.

My reaction was, they are. These are how my mum makes them and the recipe in the book says that they are melting moments. Well after trying them, he said he didn’t care what they were called, he thought they were great and asked for me to bake another batch.

The jam on the top is an addition my mum added and it really makes these biscuits, they were good before but now they are great. It adds a sweet fruity bust of flavour.

Before you bake these biscuit you roll them in oats or cornflakes, I prefer the oats but it’s up to you, you could even use honey-nut cornflakes. It’s all up to you.

·         4oz. Butter

·         3oz. Sugar

·         1 Egg Yolk

·         5oz. Self-raising flour

·         A few drops of vanilla essence

·         Jam (raspberry, strawberry, mixed fruit)

·         A large handful of rolled oats or crushed cornflakes

Heat your oven to gas mark 5, 190c

Cream the butter and sugar together, then beat in the egg yolk and flavour with a few drops of vanilla essence. Fold in the flour, to form a stiff dough. Divide into 20 small ball, roll between your palm to make the ball. Roll in the oats or crushed cornflakes and put on a pre-greased baking tray and flatten them and make a small indent in the centre and put a small teaspoon amount of jam in it.

Put in oven for 15-20 minutes until golden brown, remove from oven and put on wire rank. They may seem very soft but a minute or so will firm them up.

They are wonderful just from the oven with a cup of tea or coffee or just as a passing snack.