Vanilla Biscuits

These are dead easy, and really nice. You can eat them with a cup of tea or stack with layers of whipped cream and fresh raspberries and drizzle in Honey, preferably Lavender or Heather.

8oz Plain Flour
4oz Butter
2 oz caster sugar
1 Vanilla pod

1, Pre-heat the oven to 175
2, Rub together the butter and flour until it resembles breadcrumbs
3, remove the seeds from the vanilla pod and add to the mixture with the caster sugar
4, Rub again to break up the seeds and make sure they are evenly distributed
5, add 2-3 tbls of water and bring the mixture together into a dough. Pop in the fridge for 15mins
6, roll out the dough and cut out your biscuits and put them on the buttered baking tray
7, sprinkle with extra caster sugar and bake for 10-15 mins
8, Put them on a baking tray to cool, they will be a bit floppy hen you get them out the oven but they will harden on the wire rack