Glock, Clock & Rock: Shrewsbury Biscuits

Here's the wiggidy-wack, Jack. We love Shrewsburys so today we're gonna give you our glock, clock and rock how-to, yo.

First up, you're gonna need about 125g butter and half a cup of caster sugar.

ERIC: Some Bakers call it Bakers Sugar. Can't imagine why.
BOB: Yeah, other fine folk call it Super Fine sugar
ERIC: Geeks call it an edible crystalline substance, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose characterized by a sweet flavour. Nerds.

You'll also need some baking trays and non-stick baking paper.

ERIC: Playboy could learn a thing or two about that kind of paper.
BOB: Ahem.

You will also need a teaspoon of vanilla essence, one caged egg, 1 cup of flour and another half a cup of flour to create a grand total of one and a half cups of flour, a pinch of salt (ow!), a teaspoon of baking powder...

ERIC: Wow! I didn't know powder could bake!
BOB: Ask De La Soul - they bake a different kind of powder.

and finally the jam - pick whatever flavour you like best and get half a cup ready.

STEP 1: Heat your oven to 180C.
STEP 2: Line two baking trays with the nonstick baking paper. Place butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and beat until thick and pale, then beat in egg.

ERIC: Beat until thick and pale? I'm having 3rd form flashbacks.

STEP 3: Sift flour, salt and baking powder into the butter mixture and stir to combine. Turn mixture out onto a board and knead lightly to bring together as a firm dough. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

BOB: No comment there Eric?
ERIC: No, I got all that.
BOB: Huh. (maybe a "plastic rap" later)

STEP 4: On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 3mm thick.

ERIC: What kind of flowered surface? I don't like chrysanthemums.
BOB: Did you see chrysanthemums on the ingredients list?
ERIC: Oh haha, righto. Some plants are just rude

STEP 4 (cont'd): Cut out 36 circles with a biscuit cutter and place on prepared baking trays. Cut out and remove smaller circles from the centre of half the biscuit circles.

STEP 5: Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool. Sandwich biscuits together with raspberry jam and leave to set.

ERIC: I hope my Shrewsburys Biscuits taste like honey
BOB: But you used Plum Jam!
ERIC: Yeah but I used a free range egg instead. It came from the beehive down the road, behind that old shed with motorbike parts in it.
BOB: What old shed?
ERIC: The old shed, like the one on old Kauri Road.
BOB: What the fuck are you talking about?
ERIC: Honey Shrewsburys Bob, keep up will ya?