Chocolate Orange Biscuits
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Ingredients
- 100g Butter (cold and cubed)
- 160g Caster Sugar
- 1 Medium egg
- 225g Plain flour
- 1tsp Baking powder
- 1 Naval Orange (fine zest only)
- 1 tbspn Orange juice
- 100g Choc chips or favourite chocolate chopped
Accompaniment
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Description
I make these for my children who can't get enough of them. A nice twist on plain choc chip biscuits.
Method
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1. Mix flour, baking powder and sugar in a bowl.
2. Add butter and zest and rub in well until mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.
3. Mix in egg, chocolate and orange juice and stir until mixture forms a dough.
4. Shape into 2 sausage shapes about 3cm diameter.
5. Wrap sausages well in cling film.
6. Refrigerate for about 5 hours or overnight.
7. Slice dough with a sharp knife (about 1cm thick slices) and arrange on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment taking care to leave room for spreading.
8. Bake in a moderate oven (175-180 degrees) for about 10 mins.
9. Remove and cool on a wire rack
Chef's Tips
The dough can be frozen - just wrap well. When ready to use remove from freezer, leave for 5 min, slice, bake and enjoy.
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