
We just arrived back from Malayasia a few days ago...both feeling rather jetlagged, and my sinus infection returned with a vengence, but otherwise intact. Despite sampling foods from a number of rather dubious looking stalls in Melacca and Singapore neither of us succumbed to a stomach bug. My only concern was that I couldn't eat more!
In Melacca we stayed at the most incredible hotel....probably the nicest hotel I've ever stayed at, The Melacca Majestic. Around the Lounge, Library and Bar area near reception were large glass jars full of snacks such as peanuts, salted plums (not reccommended). coconut caramels and the most amazing little peanut biscuits. I must have scoffed more than my fair

Here's the recipe:
300g Peanuts
250g flour
200g castor sugar
1 tsp salt
250ml peanut oil
Roast the peanuts in a wok/pan until fragrant then finely grind. Add flour, sugar and salt and gradually mix in the oil until the mixture comes together (you may not need all the oil). Then need the dough until the sugar 'melts' and the crystals disappear.
Roll the mixture into little balls (about the size of macadamia nuts), glaze with egg, and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 200 celsius.
My impulse buy in Malaysia when I just happened to be wandering through a cooking supply shop was a moon cake mould, and I used this for the bis

I think these biscuits must be foolproof as I have a rather deplorable record with baking biscuits, yet these turn out rather well.....even Doug likes them!
They are very fragile, I think I need to grind the peanuts finer and then maybe increase the proportion of flour. Here are my final attempts:
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