Lacy Molasses Wafers    Veg    CD  CBF  25mins

Makes 50 - 60 small biscuits    Cold Vegetarian  Biscuit  Cookies Baked Fayre   Eggless

Ingredients:

120ml/4fl.oz. Molasses

100g/4oz Sugar

100g/4oz Butter

100g/4oz Plain Flour

1/2 teasp Baking Powder

1/4 teasp Bicarbonate of Soda

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180C, 350F, Gas mark 4 and grease 3-4 baking sheets.

2. Place the molasses, sugar and butter in a pan and bring slowly to the boil. Boil for 1 minute then remove from the heat.

3. Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder then add to the pan and stir well. Place the pan in hot water to prevent the batter from drying up.

4. Drop quarter teaspoons of the mixture onto the baking sheets, spacing 7.5cm/3inches apart as they will spread during cooking. Bake in the cover for 10 minutes. Cool slightly then remove from the trays with a palette knife and transfer to a wire rack and cool.

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