Baking with Merry

Cream biscuits are never my stuff, then and now!! I never really liked them, though I still love plain biscuits!!! Some days, I really don't get time to make breakfast.... On such days, I would end up having biscuits for my breakfast, while the rest of the family members munch on breakfast cereals *winks*.... I prefer having my biscuits dipped in hot coffee or tea..... Same with cookies too.... Particularly, the butter cookies!! They are just irresistible!! But my kids love cream biscuits, especially the Oreo cookies, Bourbon, Dream Cream and so on..... So when I saw Fondbites Bake Along #34 recipe for Orange Cream Biscuits, I knew I had to try it out..... And more so as this was my first biscuit baking..... I was skeptical if the kids would enjoy the orange flavor but luckily there was no fuss! Ingredients: Recipe Source: Fondbites For the Cookies Unsalted butter - 115 gm Caster sugar - 115 gm Egg yolk - 1 Honey - 2 tsp Orange ze...

To keep myself motivated to bake, I joined a group on FB - Fondbites, Bake Along hosted by Subhashini Ramsingh, who is based in Chennai. She conducts professional baking and cake decorating classes in Chennai. Her classes are worth attending, though I haven't (but wish to in the future)..... Now, to start off, I decided to bake her Scottish Oatcake #19....... A very simple, healthy and less- caloric recipe, loved by adults, but not by the kids ;)...... A good in-between snack for weight watchers! Ingredients: Recipe Source: Fondbites, Bake Along Oatmeal - 1 1/2 cups Wheat flour - 6 tbsps Cornflour - 2 tbsps Brown sugar - 1 tbsp Salt- 1/4 tsp Baking powder - 1/4 tsp Olive Oil - 1 tbsp Hot water - 1/2 cup Method: Preheat oven to 200 C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside. Process the oats in a mixer on high for about a minute or so until it is powdered well. Add the powdered oatmeal, wheat flour, cornflour, sugar, salt an...