Digestive Biscuits

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• hot water

Recipe

• 1 cut butter into flour until fully incorporated.
• 2 mix in remaining ingredients, carefully adding hot water until dough reaches a pastry consistency.
• 3 roll out dough on a floured board until very thin--1/8 inch (dough may be chilled first).
• 4 cut into rounds the size you want, transfer to cookie sheets (1" apart) and prick (like a cracker) [do not grease cookie sheets].
• 5 bake at 375 degrees f until golden brown, 10-15 minutes.
• 6 cool on rack, store in air-tight container.