Are you like me? Working on 'difficult' subjects?
So.... Take care of yourself and your friends.
Here is something more relaxing….
Try my Blue Cheese biscuits. They take 5 minutes to make. You then freeze them until you and your friends are hungry. Bake for 10 minutes. Scoff them all down in one sitting. They also keep well for 2-3 days in an airtight container – but, why wait?
Take 150 gr of butter out of the fridge – needs to be at room temperature
Take 150 gr of blue cheese out of the fridge – needs to be at room temperature
Depending on how warm your home is, this will take a few hours so, while waiting, write a poem or read a chapter in a book.
Then: Mash the butter and the blue cheese together.
Add:
2 tbs cream
1 egg yolk
130 gm flour
Pinch of salt
¼ tsp of chilli flakes (my favourite!) or dried herbs or poppy seeds
Mash until no lumps. It will be very sticky.
Lay out a piece of cling film.
Put the dough on it and form into a long roll. Twist the ends of the cling film so the mixture is nice and tight.
Freeze. Write. Sleep.
When hungry:
Heat up the oven to 200 C (400F)
Sip a mug of tea while waiting.
Line a pan with baking paper or (if you are posh) use silicone baking mat.
Take the dough out of the freeze (do not defrost!) and slice into rounds (each should be ½
cm or ¼ in thick).
Place on baking mat and then pop in your oven for 10 minutes until toasty-brown.
Cool on a wire rack for a few minutes.
Eat. Smile. Talk.
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