Tuesday 22 November 2011

First Christmas recipe ...

Here is the start of a collection of Christmas goodies, all totally good and doable with small people in tow. These are great for the tree or even just as gifts for friends maybe? Icing is great fun for little (and large) hands =0)!

Christmas Biscuits

·         100g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
·         100g/3½oz caster sugar
·         1 free-range egg, lightly beaten
·         275g/10oz plain flour
·         1 tsp vanilla extract/or cinnamon and nutmeg
·         To decorate
·         400g/14oz icing sugar
·         3-4 tbsp water
·         2-3 drops food colouring
·         Edible glitter/any other decorations you can think of!
·         Another option is to add some dried fruit/ crushed nuts.

Method

1.   Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
2.   Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale, light and fluffy.
3.   Beat in the egg slowly
4.   Stir in the flour until the mixture comes together as a dough.
5.   Roll the dough out on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 1cm/½in.
6.   Using biscuit cutters or a glass, cut biscuits out of the dough and carefully place onto the baking tray. To make into Christmas tree decorations, carefully make a hole in the top of the biscuit using a straw.
7.   Bake the biscuits for 8-10 minutes, or until pale golden-brown. Set aside to harden for 5 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.
8.   For the icing, sift the icing sugar into a large mixing bowl and stir in enough water to create a smooth mixture. Stir in the food colouring.
9.   Carefully spread the icing onto the biscuits using a knife and sprinkle over the glitter. Set aside until the icing hardens.

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