Peanut Butter Biscuits

Peanut butter biscuits

Inspired by:

pbs.org and the may other 4 ingredient peanut butter biscuit recipes that are online

Why?

I had a 'craving' for peanut biscuits

Time Taken:

10 mins preparation +10 mins cooking =20 mins

Dirty Dishes:

Tray, medium bowl, spoon, fork, measuring cups.

I used:

2/3 cup dairy free peanut butter

2/3 cup castor sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking soda

What I did:

Line/grease biscuit tray. Preheat oven to 175C.

In a medium bowl combine all ingredients and mix with a spoon until well blended. 

Roll spoon sized amounts of the mixture into balls (size of the spoon depends on how big you want the biscuits). 

Place the balls on the tray 5cm apart and press with a fork to flatten each ball slightly. 

Bake 10-15 minutes, checking regularly that they do not burn. 

The biscuits will spread and will set further once cool. 

Cool on tray. Eat and enjoy.

Comments after eating Peanut butter biscuits:

YUM! They are really moreish and this is a great flourless biscuit recipe!

I did leave mine in the oven a little too long and they burnt slightly on the bottom, but they still tasted great!

What I would do different:

Watch the biscuits more carefully in the oven!

Peanut Butter Fudge

Peanut Butter Fudge

Inspired by: Allrecipes.com

Why? We had friends coming over and one is vegan, so this was a sweet treat that she could eat.

I used:

¼ cup (60g) dairy free margarine

1 cup brown sugar

¼ cup rice milk

½ cup dairy free peanut butter

1 ½ cups icing sugar

1tsp vanilla powder

What I did:

Line a 20cm x 20cm baking tray with baking paper. 
In a small saucepan, over low heat, melt margarine, taking care not to boil it. 
Stir in the brown sugar and rice milk with a wooden spoon and continue stirring letting it boil for 2 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat (turn off the heat) and mix in the peanut butter and vanilla until well combined.
Lastly add the icing sugar and beat until smooth. 
Pour into the baking tray, and chill until set. 
Cut into squares and enjoy.

Comments after eating Peanut Butter Fudge!

The taste was really good, although it is very rich, so it is a good treat to share with your friends. The ingredient ratios used in this recipe were tweaked from users comments on the original posting, but I found that the fudge melted very easily (not to liquid, it just went soft). I googled this problem to try and find a remedy, but it seems to be a common problem with fudge (maybe it is the boiling point and not the ingredients, someone even suggested stirring until it is set). In the end I stored my fudge in the freezer, which helped a little, but I will do some more research on fudge science before I attempt this again! 

Peanut Butter Biscuits

Peanut butter biscuits

Inspired by: a cook book at my mother’s house which I now can't remember the name of. . .

Why?

I was hungry and she had nothing for me to eat

I used:

1 1/2 cups self raising gluten free flour

1/2 cups dairy free peanut butter

125g dairy free margarine

1/2 cup castor sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

What I did:

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease/line a biscuit tray (or two).

In a bowl mix margarine, peanut butter, castor and brown sugar together. 
Add egg and mix well together. 
Gradually add flour, mixing until combined. 
Make small balls of mixture with your (clean) hands and space them on the tray, press lightly with a fork to flatten. 
Once the tray is full, place in the oven to bake until biscuits are brown, or about 15-25 mins.

Comments after eating Peanutbutter biscuits

I might have to try another one. . .