Cumberland Rum Biscuits with Tea

Ingredients

• 250 g of flour
• 100 g of sugar
• 100 g of butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tea bag
• 60 ml of rum
• 1 packet of yeast
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt

Method

1. Mix the flour, salt, and yeast in a large bowl.
2. In another bowl, mix the butter, sugar, eggs, brewed tea, and rum.
3. Combine the butter mixture with the flour components until you get a homogeneous dough.
4. Add the vanilla extract and mix well.
5. Shape the dough into a bar and bake it in the oven at 180°C for 25-30 minutes.
6. Let the bar cool down, then cut it into pieces about 1 cm thick.
7. Re-bake the pieces in the oven at 160°C for 15-20 minutes until they turn golden.
8. Let the biscuits cool before serving them with a cup of tea.