The holidays are here, so its time for easy-to-cook-food. Slow energy sources like oats are the perfect snack for children running around at the park, on the beach or whizzing around on bikes.These biscuits are easy to make with your child and will last for several days in an airtight container. The ingredients are measured in mugs (just use a standard size coffee mug) so they are ideal for making in a caravan or self catering cottage.
And if the weather breaks...these are equally good eaten in a den under a quilt on a rainy day. Enjoy!
You will need:
125g butter (½ a packet)
¼ mug of runny honey
2 mugs of porridge oats
½ mug of self raising flour
zest of 1 orange (or 1 tablespoon of orange juice)
Preheat the oven to 180C and tell your child that it is hot
1. Help your child weigh out the butter and honey, then melt them in a saucepan over a low heat - let your child watch the melting but warn them it is hot. 2. Weigh out the oats and flour into a bowl with your child, then stir in the butter and honey mixture.
3. Show your child how to zest the orange, then let them have a go, watching they don't grate their little fingers. Add to the mixture.
4. Show your child how to make the biscuits – form little balls of mixture and then squash gently onto a baking tray. Then let them do it - don't worry if there are lots of different shapes and sizes!
5. Bake for 8 -10 minutes and cool before eating.
