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Monday, April 18, 2011

Easter biscuits

 
Makes about 20 biscuits
Takes 25 minutes to make,
15-18 minutes to bake,
plus cooling
Ingredients
150g butter, softened
125g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
2 medium egg yolks
250g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
1/2 tsp mixed spice
40g currants
10g chopped mixed citrus peel
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4.
 In a large bowl,
 beat the butter,
 sugar and lemon zest until creamy.
 Beat in the egg yolks until smooth,
then beat in the remaining ingredients
 until it forms a ball.
2. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface
and roll out to about 5mm thickness.
 Using a 7cm fluted pastry cutter, cut out about 20 biscuits.
Re-roll the trimmings as you go. Place on 2 large,
non-stick baking trays, spaced a little apart.
3. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until pale golden.
Sprinkle with caster sugar, then cool on a wire rack.
As a finishing touch, stack a few biscuits and tie with ribbon.
They will keep for a week in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Per biscuit: 138kcals, 6.9g fat (4.1g saturated),
1.6g protein, 18.7g carbs, 9g sugar, 0.1g salt


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