Jumbles Recipes

SPICE & VANILLA JUMBLES

Steps:

• Grease 2 large baking trays with butter and set aside. Put the flour and sugar in a bowl then stir in the beaten egg, mixed spice and vanilla. Add 50ml of water and begin to knead the mixture with your hands to bring it together, you want a firm dough so if it's still quite crumbly add a bit more water, 1 tbsp at a time until it comes together in one piece.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Tip the dough out onto a floured work surface and chop up into either 12 or 24 pieces (depending on whether you're making large or small ones). Put a large pan of water on the hob and bring to the boil. Roll each piece of dough into a sausage shape and make into a knot, twist or plait before lowering it into the boiling water. Leave in the water for a few seconds and when it rises to the top scoop out with a slotted spoon, shake off any excess water and put on the prepared tray. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
• Bake the jumbles for 20-25 mins or until golden then leave them to cool on the tray before transferring them to a plate or board. Dust with icing sugar before serving if you like.

CINNAMON JUMBLES

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at time. Next, stir in the vanilla and buttermilk alternately with the sifted ingredients. Cover dough and chill overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Generously grease cookie sheets.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart. Combine the cinnamon and sugar, sprinkle some of the mixture onto each cookie.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

JUMBLE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Line two large baking trays with baking parchment.
• Place the caraway seeds in a spice grinder or a pestle and mortar and grind to a powder. Sieve the caraway, flour, aniseed and mace together into a bowl.
• Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs, then stir in the sugar and lemon zest. Add the eggs and bring the mixture together to form a soft dough.
• Divide the dough into four balls weighing 65g/2½ and four balls weighing 85g/3oz (you might have a little leftover). Place the dough balls on one of the prepared trays, cover with cling film and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
• Knead the four smaller pieces of dough on a lightly floured surface and roll using your fingertips into a 30cm/12in rope. Knot into double knots and place on one of the lined trays.
• Shape the remaining four larger pieces of dough into long ropes and cut away a quarter of each rope. Lay out (as pictured) into Celtic knots, using the reserved dough to make the rings that sit on top. Place them directly onto the other lined tray. (The double knots will take an extra 5-10 minutes longer to bake, so don't mix shapes on the baking trays.)
• Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with caster sugar. Bake the Celtic knots for 15-20 minutes, until golden-brown and the double knots for 20-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack.

JUMBLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy; add egg.
• Combine flour and baking soda; blend into creamed mixture. Stir in M & M baking bits, raisins and nuts.
• Drop rounded tablespoonsful of dough, about 2 inches apart, onto greased cookie sheets.
• Bake 13-15 minutes
• Cool 2-3 minutes on cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool thoroughly.
• Store in tightly covered container.

JUMBLES

Steps:

• Grease two baking trays. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine with a wooden spoon until soft, but not oily. Add the sugar, and continue beating until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Sift and add the flour. Add in the grated lemon rind and the almonds.
• Form the mixture into three rolls, each about 1/5 inch wide. Cut these into 4 inch long pieces, and form them into 'S' shapes.
• Place on baking trays. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until risen and pale brown. Cool for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

COCONUT JUMBLES

Steps:

• Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour and coconut with a wooden spoon.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 375 degrees F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are lightly browned. Transfer cookies to wire racks and cool. Working with one cookie at a time, spread with Pink Frosting and sprinkle with toasted coconut. Makes 24. Pink Frosting
• Combine sifted powdered sugar, a few drops red food coloring, and enough milk (1 to 2 tablespoons) to make of spreading consistency. Bake and cool cookies completely. Do not frost. In an airtight or freezer container arrange cookies in a single layer; cover with a sheet of waxed paper. Repeat layers, leaving enough air space to close container easily. Freeze up to 1 month. Thaw before frosting.

JUMBLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease two cookie sheets. Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Set aside. With electric mixer, cream butter and add sugar gradually. To flour add very well beaten eggs, butter mixture, and seeds. Beat vigorously with wooden spoon to combine well. By hand, gently knead ingredients into a ball of soft dough. If the weather is warm and the dough is too soft to shape, you can refrigerate it for a couple of hours. Roll teaspoonfuls of the dough on a very lightly floured work surface, forming long thin ropes (about 5 inches). Roll the ropes in a plate of sugar. Place the ropes on prepared baking sheets, curling them into a circle and gently pressing ends together. Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are very brown. Cool cookies on rack. They crisp when cool.
• Variations; The caraway seeds are unexpected and a lovely complement to this sweet cookie. For a sweet, decadent cookie, substitute toffee candy bits for the seeds. This dough can be made into little crunchy cakes by placing scant 1/4 cup portions into well buttered and sugared muffin tins.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH JUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425º. In a large bowl, combine squash, potatoes, olive oil, salt, thyme and pepper; transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Roast until tender, 40-45 minutes, stirring occasionally. To serve, place mixture in a serving dish. Sprinkle with cheese, pecans, cranberries and parsley.

OLD-TIME CINNAMON JUMBLES

Steps:

• For the cookies,beat the shortening and softened butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add the sugar, beating well. Add the egg, beating well. Add the buttermilk, vanilla, and ground nutmeg, mixing until blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to shortening mixture, beating well. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. For the topping, combine the sugar and ground cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the cookies. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire racks.