Making Pudsey Bear Biscuits!

Children In Need always seemed like a worthwhile charity, and a great night of daft TV – then I had a baby of my own. I felt so lucky to have such a healthy, happy baby.

Now, Pudsey is not just on our TV screen – he has come into our kitchen!

Here we are making Pudsey Bear biscuits  

The finished biscuits – tra daa!

Here is the (really easy) recipe we used: (courtesy of our free bake the bear kit from ASDA)

85 g margarine
85 g soft brown sugar
85 g golden syrup
225 g plain flour
1 level tsp baking powder
1 level tsp ground ginger

Some currants for decorations

1. Preheat the oven to 200c/180c fan/Gas mark 6
2. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper
3. Cream together the marg, sugar and syrup.
4. Sift together all the other ingredients, and add them to the mixture.
5. Mix together – use your hands! Make a smooth dough.
6. Put a little flour on a board or table and roll out the dough to about 6-7 mm thick.
7. Press Pudsey cutter or buscuit cutter into the mixture and press out into shapes, put them on the baking trays.
8. Press on currants for the eyes and nose.
9. Bake for about 8 minutes.
10. Cool on the tray for about 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack.

Then…

1. ENJOY your biscuits!
2. or better still - SELL them for Children In Need…
3. or – make a DONATION to Children In Need

We had a great time! 3 yo ended up with more flour on him than I could have imagined, but the finished biscuits tasted great!