Helen RandellMy Favourite Chocolate Chip Biscuits
November 19th 2008 19:07
One such compliment was received from a friend of our when he attended a party at our place a while ago. It was his 40th birthday last weekend so I baked him a box of biscuits for the occasion.
This recipe is taken from Stephanie Alexander’s The Cook’s Companion.
125g plain flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon bicarb of soda
120g roasted nuts
170g bittersweet chocolate, chopped
110g softened unsalted butter
1/3 cup caster sugar
1/3 cup raw or brown sugar
1 egg
Soft flour, salt and bicarbonate into a large bowl. Add nuts and chocolate. In an electiz mixer cream butter, caster sugar and brown sugar until pale and fluffy. Add egg, then fold in chocolate mixture. Form into two logs, about 2cm in diameter and wrap tightly in plastic film. Chill for one hour before baking.
Preheat oven to 175 degrees C and line a baking tray with baking paper. Unwrap logs and cut into 1.5cm thick slices. Place on baking tray, allowing room for spreading and bake for 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
I like to cook one log and freeze the other for later use. When freezing, to prevent the logs flattening on one side, slip it inside a cardboard tube from a roll of paper towel. Thaw at room temperature for 30 minutes before slicing.
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