Dainty Almond Jam Drop Biscuits...

It was late in the second week of the school holidays. The kids had exhausted every avenue of fun available to them. It was grey outside, cold, there was nothing to do - what to do?
I baked!
Baking always makes the kids behave for a small while. I can usually wring compliance out of them too - "Clean up my lounge room or no biscuits!" (Or whatever.)
I guarantee it works every time.

Dainty Almond Jam Drop Biscuits are elegant little thin, almondy flavoured gems and I would otherwise have called them Sanity Savers but it just didn't have the same appealing ring to it.

These are very yummy and a batch makes around 25 delicate biscuits. They would make great lunchbox treats too or bake to take on long car trips and keep the backseat passengers entertained.

I whipped up a batch ready to bake in around 15 minutes so they are nice and straight forward and road tested to be busy-Mum friendly.

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C.

To the bowl of a mixer add: (Use a dough hook if using your mixer and adapt for hand mixing.)

125 grams of margarine,
1/2 a cup of caster sugar,
1/2 a teaspoon of vanilla essence and mix well together.

Then add:

1 cup of almond meal
and 1 egg and continue beating until well combined.
Add 1 cup of plain flour and mix until all is blended perfectly.

Line two baking sheets with baking paper and place teaspoon sized balls of dough allowing a good distance between each biscuit for spreading. (Be warned, they spread quite a bit.)
Gently poke a flour dipped finger into the centre of each cookie and using the tip of a pointed butter knife, dab a small amount of raspberry jam into each.

Bake each batch for 15 minutes and allow to cool on the tray before transferring to a wire rack.

Use a good quality raspberry jam such as the French brand Bonne Maman. A thick-set, fruity jam is best as the heat will make a runny jam melt into your dough.

Dainty Almond Jam Drop Biscuits

 

 

Meet my new kitchen mascot - Duplo Duck!

Joaquin built this amazing giant duck for his baby sister at the beginning of the school holidays. She loves it!
He has been living on my kitchen counter overseeing all the meals for a fortnight since.

I cannot bear to part with him. He's such a happy soul!

 

Do you resort to baking too, when your kids are driving you crazy?

 

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