Oat Digestives (Gluten Free)

These oat digestives were born from my Cuppa Cheesecake recipe. Being me, I wanted to make a base from scratch rather than buy biscuits, so I adapted my original Digestives recipe into a gluten-free version. I’ve called them oat digestives because that was the goal, but without gluten and with a thicker texture, they’re somewhere between a digestive and shortbread. As Mary Berry would say, they’re wonderfully short. They could even pass as oat cookies, especially if you add dried fruit or drizzle them with melted chocolate. However you make them, you’ll find they disappear far too quickly.

Oat Digestives (Gluten Free)
Oat Digestives (Gluten Free)

Makes 12

Hands-on Time 10 minutes

Baking Time 15 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 180g porridge oats (gluten-free)

  • 40g cornflour

  • 1/4 tsp fine salt

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • 60g soft light brown sugar

  • 110g unsalted butter (cold, diced)

  • 40ml full-fat milk

Equipment

  • Baking sheet

  • Baking parchment

  • Food processor

  • Circular biscuit cutter (7cm diameter)

  • Wire rack

Method

1. Preheat the oven

  • Preheat the oven to 160°C/140°C (fan)/325°F/Gas Mark 3.

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Make the dough

  • In a food processor, blitz the oats, cornflour, salt, baking powder, and light brown sugar into a fine powder.

  • Add the cold, diced butter and blitz until no lumps remain.

  • Add the milk and blitz briefly until the dough comes together.

3. Shape the biscuits

  • Divide the dough into 12 equal portions.

  • Place a biscuit cutter over one portion and press the dough into a neat round. Repeat with the remaining dough portions, spacing them evenly on the baking sheet.

4. Bake the biscuits

  • Bake on the middle shelf for 15 minutes, or until lightly golden.

  • Let the biscuits cool on the sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Enjoy!

Related Recipes:

Cuppa Cheesecake (Gluten Free)

Oat Digestives (Gluten Free)
Oat Digestives (Gluten Free)