Recipe: Sultana biscuits

This recipe is from Jo Seager's "Sugar & Spice", and is a somewhat healthier alternative to chocolate chip biscuits. It's also something you can bake if you're out of eggs. A note to hurried bakers - you need to allow time for the wet ingredients to cool, so it's a good idea to go away and do something else in the meantime. Don't preheat your oven until you get back.

In a large saucepan, melt 125g butter. Then add 1/2 C white sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk, 1 desertspoon of golden syrup, and one teaspoon of baking soda. Mix until it fizzes. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.

Stir in 1 and 3/4 C flour, 1/2 C sultanas and 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence. Mix well. Roll into little golf balls and place on a well-greased or baking paper lined tray. Press down with a wet fork. Bake for 10-15 minutes at 160 degrees celcius. Leave on a baking tray for one minute then carefully remove to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container.

Apparently it's supposed to make 36... I think I made about 25.