These extra-large oat biscuits are exactly what you need to get through the afternoon slump. Have one with a strong cup of tea and you'll be firing.
Chocolate hob-nobs
A quick recipe for chocolate hob-nobs, exactly what you need to get through the afternoon slump.
- 30 mins preparation
- 15 mins cooking (plus setting and cooling)
- Serves 14
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Ingredients
- 250 gm wholemeal self-raising flour (1 2/3 cups)
- 250 gm quick-cook oats
- 250 gm brown sugar
- 230 gm butter, coarsely chopped
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 200 gm dark chocolate (55% cocoa solids), finely chopped
Method
Main
- 1Preheat oven to 180C and line 2 oven trays with baking paper. Combine flour, oats and sugar in a large bowl, stir in ½ tsp sea salt flakes and form a well in the centre.
- 2Stir butter, golden syrup and 1 tbsp water in a saucepan over low heat until butter melts. Stir in bicarbonate of soda, then add to oat mixture and stir until mixture comes together. Set aside to cool, then roll between 2 sheets of baking paper until 4mm thick. Cut out 11cm-diameter rounds (re-roll scraps) and carefully transfer to prepared trays.
- 3Bake in batches, swapping trays halfway through cooking, until biscuits are golden and crisp (12-14 minutes). Cool on trays for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer to a cooling rack.
- 4Melt chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring until smooth. Cool briefly, then dip one side of each biscuit in chocolate, shaking to remove excess. Place biscuits chocolate-side up on a wire rack until set. Hob-nobs will keep refrigerated in an airtight container or in a cool place for 5 days.