Jam drops

Preperation time: 20 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
Serves: 10

Recipe Ingredients

170g jam (any flavour, you choose);
2tbs milk;
125g butter;
1 tsp vanilla essence;
185g plain flour;
1 tsp baking powder;
75g caster sugar;

makes about 40 biscuits

Recipe Method

Line a baking tray with baking paper.

In a large bowl add the butter, sugar and vanilla essence and beat with electric beaters until creamy and pale.

In a separate bowl sift together the flour and baking powder. Add this to the butter mixture along with the milk. Use a wooden spoon and mix until a soft dough.

With lightly floured hands roll the dough into small balls and place on the baking tray about 5 cm apart. Flatten each ball until it is about 3.5cm wide. using your finger make an indent in the center of each (make indent about 2cm wide). Fill each indent with a generous dollop of jam.

Bake for 20 mins in a preheated oven (180c, 350F) or until lightly golden. Allow to cool for a few minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

Repeat with the remaining dough and jam.