Apple Cookies with Buttermilk

In Brittany it is still possible to find buttermilk in most of the shops. The locals love to pour it over their galettes for breakfast. I have another receipe to share with you. Brittany is one of the best apple growing areas in the world! It makes a lot of sense to make buttermilk apple cookies!

You will need:

3 cooking apples

1 lb plain flour

1 ts bread soda

pinch of salt

pinch of cinnamon

2 ts castor sugar

half pint buttermilk

4 oz butter

1 egg (beaten)

Peel, core and stew (no water) 3 cooking apples. Add a pinch of ground cinnamon and let cool.

Sift together 1 lb of plain flour, 1 ts of bread soda, a pinch of salt. Add 2 tablespoons of castor sugar. Grate in 4 ozs of butter and rub into the ingredients until like breadcrumbs. Fold in the apple and bind with the beaten egg mixed with half pint of the buttermilk to make a light non sticky dough. On a floured base/board roll out the dough to 3/4 " thick and cut into 3" diameter rounds. Place on a greased baking tray and bake at 450 degrees for 25 minutes. Dust with castor sugar and serve hot and buttered!