Traditional Scottish Perkins Recipe
A distinguished culinary classic crafted with authentic techniques and finest ingredients, offering rich depth of flavour and elegant presentation.
Ingredients
- • 120g plain flour (1 cup)
- • 120g porridge oats or varient (just over 1 cup)
- • 60g butter (1/4 cup)
- • 60g caster sugar (1/4 cup)
- • 2 tbsp golden syrup
- • 1 tsp ginger
- • 1 tsp cinnamon
- • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- • 1 egg
- • Blanched almonds to decorate
Preparation Steps
Pre-heat the oven to 160C
Melt the butter and golden syrup together and set aside to cool.
Sift the flour into a large bowl.
Add the bicarbonate of soda, ginger, cinnamon, oats, and sugar.
Add the melted butter and sugar and a beaten egg.
Mix together until well combined.
Roll mixture into large marble-sized balls (around 1.5inch) and place on a baking tray or two.
You’ll need room for them to spread in the oven.
Press an almond lightly down onto the centre of each.
If you want larger biscuits, you can press down more.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, until lightly browned and cooked through the centre. This will depend on how much you have pressed them flat and your oven.
Allow to cool slightly on the tray as they will still be soft, then move onto a rack to fully cool once they can be handled.