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[cat63]

Homemade Garibaldi biscuits> Rob asked me to get him some, but I couldn't find any in the shops that weren't stuffed with palm oil, so I thought I'd have a go myself.

Rob says they're as good as bought ones :)

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[g8bur]

Nice one - it's good to be able to outdo the big boys at their own game!

You've got me thinking - I'm not a fan of currants myself, but I'm wondering whether the recipe would work with squashed glace cherry pieces, or other finely-chopped fruit?

The last time I tried bakery, I was about ten, and the shortbread I baked came out like concrete! It took our three Chinese geese a fortnight to finish it off. If I tried again, I might just succeed in baking something edible by humans...

Does palm oil make biscuits taste odd or something? I've seen it listed among the various ingredients in various foods, but wouldn't have known it was there other than by looking at the side of the packets.

[cat63]

I don't see why other fruit shouldn't work, as long as it's fairly finely chopped.

This is the recipe I used, from Delia Online :- http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/international/european/british/garibaldi-biscuits

Does palm oil make biscuits taste odd or something?

Palm Oil tastes fine.

They clear virgin jungle to make the plantations though, in places like Indonesia, displacing and killing the wildlife - including the extremely endangered orangutans.

It's *very* hard to find baked goods without it and a huge amount of other things have it as an ingredient as well, but I try very hard to avoid it wherever possible.

[g8bur]

Thanks for the recipe link; duly bookmarked. I'd have to go out and buy the baking-related kit, though.

They clear virgin jungle to make the plantations though, in places like Indonesia, displacing and killing the wildlife - including the extremely endangered orangutans.

Ah; IC. I thought it might be because it was looked upon as an unhealthy kind of fat, or something like that.

I don't buy that many biscuits or pastry items, though, apart from the occasional pasty, so I doubt that I'll be contributing to the problem to a significant extent. It's certainly something to look out for when choosing between alternatives, though.

[cat63]

Shouldn't be too expensive in terms of kit - I paid £2 for a baking tray from Sainsbos.

Apart from that the only thing you need is a rolling pin and some baking parchment, assuming you already have bowls and scales for other purposes :)

apart from the occasional pasty, so I doubt that I'll be contributing to the problem to a significant extent. I

They put it in an astonishing range of other things too - I've been perusing ingredients far more diligently since being declared diabetic and it's astonishing how many products contain sugar, too.

[rhodielady_47]

I've never heard of these so I went looking for a recipe for them. Looks like it might be something we'd like.
Thanks for bringing them to my attention!
Graham crackers are as close as we get to these but they don't have fruit in them.
:^)

[cat63]

This is the recipe I used, if it's any help :- http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/international/european/british/garibaldi-biscuits

Delia is a popular television chef over here and has written some very good clear basic cook books.

Quite odd that they call them biscuits really, as they seem quite obviously pastry to me! ;)

[rhodielady_47]

Even odder is that there's a huge difference in what you call "biscuits" on your side of the pond compared with what we call "biscuits".
:^)

[cat63]

Strange things happen to English when it goes across the sea ;)