Mitzie Wilson's Easter Biscuits
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Ingredients
- 150g butter, softened
- 125g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
- 1 lemon, grated rind
- 2 egg yolks
- 250g plain flour
- ½tsp mixed flour
- 40g currants
- 10g mixed chopped citrus peel
Accompaniment
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Description
Marzipan-topped hot cross muffins, lemony Easter biscuits, traditional simnel cake spoil the family with some homemade treats this weekend.
Method
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1. Preheat oven the to 170°C/150°C fan/ gas 3.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar and lemon rind until creamy, beat in the egg yolks until smooth, then beat in the flour, spice, currants and mixed peel.
3. Gather the mixture together with your hands to make a soft dough.
4. Turn on to a lightly floured work surface and roll out to the thickness of a £1 coin. Using a 10cm fluted pastry cutter, cut out about 20 biscuits, re-rolling all the trimmings until the dough is used up.
5. Place on baking trays spaced a little apart, and bake for 15-18 minutes until just turning golden.
6. Sprinkle with caster sugar while still warm, then lift on to a wire rack to cool. Store in a cake tin for up to 1 week. As a finishing touch, stack 3 or 4 together and tie with thin ribbon.
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