Easter Food: Biscuits

Special Easter 2010 Food - Biscuits

Easter Biscuits

The Ingredients you will need to make this are:

• 90 grams butter
• 1 egg separated
• pinch salt
• 20 grams mixed peel
• extra castor sugar
• 90 grams castor sugar
• 180 grams self-raising flour
• 40 grams currants
• 1-2 tablespoons milk or brand

1. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolk.
2. Sift flour and salt.
3. Fold into creamed mixture.
4. Add fruit, mix well.
5. Add enough milk/brandy to make a soft dough.
6. Knead lightly. Roll out on a floured to 5 mm thick.
7. Cut with a fluted cutter 6cms in width and make a small hole to one side of each biscuit.
8. Place on greased baking tray. Bake on top shelf for 10 minutes in a moderate oven. Remove from oven, brush with egg white and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for a further 10 minutes.

source: easterbunnys .net

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