Monday, July 20, 2009

BUTTER SHORTCAKE BISCUITS


Makes approximately 20 biscuits

You’ll have trouble resisting a biscuit tin full of these tasty treats.


Ingredients:


200g/ 7 oz Homepride Self raising flour

125g/ 4 oz butter, softened

75g/ 3oz caster sugar

2.5ml/ ½ tsp vanilla essence

25g/ 1 oz corn flour


Procedure:


1. Preheat oven to 180 °C/ 350 °F/ Gas mark 4.

2. Grease a large baking tray.

3. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla essence.

4. Sieve together the self-raising flour and cornflour and fold into the creamed mixture. Mix to form soft dough.

5. Roll the dough out on a floured surface to 0.5cm ( ¼ - inch) thick and stamp out rounds using a 6cm (2 ½ - inch ) plain or fluted cutter.

6. Place the biscuits on a baking tray about 2.5cm (1-inch) apart and prick each several times with a fork.

7. Bake in preheated oven for about 15 minutes until light golden in color.

8. Allow to cool slightly on the baking tray before placing the biscuits on a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.


Cook’s Notes:

Time: Preparation takes 15 minutes, cooking time takes 15 minutes.

Cook’s tip: To stop cutter sticking to biscuit dough, dip into a little flour before stamping out each round.

Serving Ideas: Dust with a little icing sugar. Alternatively dip half of each biscuit into melted chocolate or pour chocolate over in a scattered line pattern.

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