Does anyone remember Gypsy Creme Biscuits?!
Answers:
Gypsy Cream is, indeed, a rare breed. "We don't know of any mass produced Gypsy cream being available any place in the UK right now, although we have heard that some small bakers make them. The distantly related Romany Creams can be found in South Africa made by Bakers, or made under license in Australia as Kingstons made by Arnotts," they advise.
Gypsy Creams
Makes 14
Description/Notes:
This recipe is for all you Countdown fanatics, so get baking Richard Whitley's favourite biscuits.
Ingredients:
# 6 oz. flour, self raising or plain
# 3 oz. butter
# 3 level tbsps. golden syrup
# half an ounce of cocoa
# 2 oz. rolled oats
# 2 oz. Sugar
# 2 tbsp. Milk
Cooking Instructions:
1. Pre-heat oven to 325F, Gas Mark 3, 163C
2. Gently melt the butter and syrup in a pan then stir in the sifted flour, sugar, cocoa and the rolled oats
3. Add the milk and stir again
4. Shape the mixture into balls the size of walnuts and place on 3 greased baking trays
5. Flatten the biscuits by using a fork dipped in hot water
6. Bake in the pre-heated oven for approximately 20 minutes
7. Allow to cool before removing from the trays to cooling racks
8. When cold sandwich in pairs with chocolate cream frosting (see Hookery Cookery recipe for chocolate cream frosting)
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Chocolate Cream Frosting
Ingredients:
# 5 oz. (140g) icing sugar, sifted
# 2 oz. (50g) butter
# 1 tbsp. Evaporated milk
# flavouring essence
Cooking Instructions:
To make chocolate cream frosting, sift in 3 level tbsps. of cocoa or drinking chocolate with the icing sugar in the cream frosting recipe, then add an extra half a tablespoon of evaporated milk
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They were yummy, made by McVities in Glasgow who became part of United Biscuits.
They did make them as Romany Cream for a while (more politically correct) but they stopped a few years ago.
A haulier acquaintance who used to go to the Glasgow factory told me they were making them in Carlisle for a while but for export only. Don't know if they still do.
I found this recipe. http://www.biscuit-recipes.co.uk/Gypsy%2…