Blueberry & pecan oaties
By Sara Buenfeld
Cooking time
Prep: 20 mins Cook: 15 mins Plus chillingSkill level
EasyServings
12 cookiesMake double the quantity of this fruity cookie dough and freeze, so delicious home-baked biscuits are always close at hand
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Unbaked dough can be frozen
Nutrition per biscuit
- kcalories
- 274
- protein
- 4g
- carbs
- 36g
- fat
- 14g
- saturates
- 7g
- fibre
- 0g
- sugar
- 20g
- salt
- 0.27g
Ingredients
- 175g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 85g porridge oats
- 175g golden caster sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 140g butter, chopped
- 70g pack dried blueberries (or use raisins or dried cranberries)
- 50g pecans, roughly broken
- 1 egg, beaten
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Method
- Tip the flour, baking powder, oats, sugar and cinnamon into a bowl, then mix well with your hands. Add the butter, then rub it into the mixture until it has disappeared.
- Stir in the blueberries and pecans, add the egg, then mix well with a cutlery knife or wooden spoon until it all comes together in a big ball. Lightly flour the work surface, then roll the dough into a fat sausage about 6cm across. Wrap in cling film, then chill in the fridge until solid.
- To bake, heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/ gas 4. Unwrap the cookie log, thickly slice into discs, then arrange on baking sheets. Bake for 15 mins (or a few mins more if from frozen) until golden, leave on the trays to harden, then cool completely on a wire rack before tucking in.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2009
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
These are yummy, hot or cold!
I used half blueberries and half glace cherries.
I read the other reviews where it was mentioned that the dough is difficult to cut when frozen, so I sliced it before putting it in the freezer. Now I can take them out one at a time as required (it helps with portion control!)
Will definitely make some more.
Wonderful. Just had a warm one. I used jumbo rolled oats, walnuts and I added vanilla to the egg. I used 50g less sugar and a pinch of salt- they tasted sweet enough for me. 15 minutes at 175 and they were perfect.
I agree with a previous poster who said that its not really worth using blueberries as the flavour declines in the oven.
Really great, mine came out a bit pale so I left them in for an extra 5 minutes and they were a nice golden colour. I used raisins instead of blueberries and brazil nuts instead of pecans (I'd ran out of pecans). The raisins were lovely and the brazils were good, however I would try to use pecans next time. I also used flora instead of butter for a slightly healthier version and still thought they were fab. A great family favourite.
I really liked these, though I wouldnt bother with the blueberries again as they're very expensive and the flavour lessens after the baking. To be honest I think raisins would have been nicer. Paula try using baking parchment/greaseproof paper to protect the bottom of the biscuits but I think they sound about right to me, they are better pale and just golden round the very edges.
