Meet the giant chocolate chip biscuit! Break it into shards to share, wrap it up for a friend who needs some love or serve it on a board with fresh fruit and ice cream. Or sandwich two giant biscuits with softened ice cream, then freeze it for the biggest ice-cream sandwich of all time. However you choose to serve this ridiculous, huge biscuit, it will bring delight! Plus, it’s an easy melt-and-mix number so you can just throw it together in one bowl and pop it into a frying pan and then into the oven. When it’s time for dessert, just slice it into wedges and hand it around.
The giant chocolate chip biscuit
Meet the giant chocolate chip biscuit! Break it into shards to share, wrap it up for a friend who needs some love or serve it on a board with fresh fruit and ice cream. Or sandwich two giant biscuits with softened ice cream, then freeze it for the biggest ice-cream sandwich of all time. However you choose to serve this ridiculous, huge biscuit, it will bring delight! Plus, it’s an easy melt-and-mix number so you can just throw it together in one bowl and pop it into a frying pan and then into the oven. When it’s time for dessert, just slice it into wedges and hand it around.
Ingredients
- ½ cup 100 g brown sugar
- 1/3 cup 75 g caster (superfine) sugar
- ¼ cup 60 g butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1 cup 150 g plain (all-purpose) flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 200 g 7 oz milk or dark chocolate, roughly chopped (or a mix of the two)
- Sea salt flakes for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Lightly grease an ovenproof frying pan or a large pizza or biscuit tray.
- Combine the sugars, butter, egg and vanilla in a bowl and whisk until you have a smooth and glossy batter.
- Fold in the flour, baking powder and chocolate and gently stir until just combined.
- Spoon the mixture into the frying pan or onto the tray.
- Place a piece of baking paper on top and press the mixture into a disc about 20 cm (8 inches) in diameter and 4 cm (1½ inches) thick, allowing room for spreading.
- Sprinkle the biscuit with sea salt flakes and pop it into the oven for 20 minutes or until golden on top.