I’ve officially got Olympics fever; me and some friends all watched the opening ceremony together and felt a bit weepy and proud (especially the deaf national anthem and the gorgeous torch cauldron – so moving), then me and my friend Pippa woke up early today and watched the cycling road race go down the end of our road, though they were going so fast I barely even saw who was from the English team! Anyway, seeing as I’m horrifically sniffly and ill today, and therefore am staying inside huddled in a blanket, I thought I’d bake something that for me, felt really English and lovely – vanilla and rose melting biscuits. I love the beautiful English-ness of roses, and so I thought it would feel sort of patriotic to make sweet little biscuits. My Mum couldn’t get enough of them as well, they tasted absolutely divine, really melty in your mouth, and rose and vanilla go together so well, as they’re both quite delicate flavours.
I’m feeling really sleepy and under-the-weather now though… My excuse for eating about 4 with a big cup of tea?
Vanilla and Rose Biscuits
Ingredients
125g of vegan margarine
25g of icing sugar
125g of plain flour
Quarter of a teaspoon of baking powder
Half a teaspoon of vanilla extract
Icing sugar and a teaspoon of rosewater to ice, and crystallised rose petals to decorate – you can find rosewater in chemists and health food shops – I got mine and my crystallised rose petals from a little chocolate shop in St Ives a week ago.
Method
- Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius. Beat the margarine until smooth, then add the icing sugar and beat until pale and fluffy.
- Sift in the flour and baking powder, beat well and add in the vanilla.
- Spoon teaspoon sized balls of the mixture onto a greased and lined baking tray, then bake for 15-20 minutes until golden. Leave to cool completely before icing, then top each with a crystallised rose petal.
Makes 12
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Also I’ve made them with fresh mint instead of rose water. Was yum x
That sounds really nice, I love minty flavours, but was unsure what to put it in, so I’ll give this a try :) x
Made these and they’re lovely and super easy! Thanks x
Oh I’m so glad they worked out :D x
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These look amazing and I love your little cake stand!
Thank you :) x
these look fab …and easy …and quick to make :-)
Awesomeness! Looks delicious! I`m going to try making these soon! I envy you for being in London. I woke up at 4am to watch the rowing heats…haha! I only got to watch about one hour of the opening ceremony, probably find it online and stream the rest of it.
I feel really lucky, you should definitely watch the opening ceremony online, it was incredible – and the male gymnastics as well :) x
I did not know that melting moments were this easy! Since I eat butter, I think I shall use that instead of vegan maragarine. They look really pretty and perfect for a garden tea party!
Oh yeah :) I’m planning to have a little tea party for my 20th birthday, they would definitely be perfect x
Aw I love this.. Such an amazing time to be British eh? :) Beautiful biscuits!
Thanks :)
I’ve literally been glued to the telly all day watching the gymnastics x
You don’t need any excuse for eating those! Looks delicious!
Thanks :) x