Sunday, December 09, 2007

Christmas Tree Biscuits

Oven : 170 (160 fan)
Overall time : 1 hour (Plus cooling and setting overnight)
Cooking Time : 15-20 (frozen 20-25) (Note I foudn they were done after 10 minutes myself)

100g Unsalted butter (room temp)
100g dark brown soft sugar
295g Plain flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 egg (medium, lightly beaten)
4 tblsp Honey

Icing sugar for icing and stuff to decorate

* Whisk butter and sugar until pale
* Add flour, pinch of salt, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and black pepper and whiz to combine
* In seperate bowl combine honey and egg and then gradually beat into the dry ingredients (it is possible you won't need all the liquid - I didn't)
* Either chill in the fridge now if you don't wont to cut out immeadiately, or roll out to 1/2 inch think and cut. Use skewer to make hole in top if intended for tree and arrange on baking trays (I did them on greaseproof paper) and baked until golden brown. Cool on rack
*Make up icing and pipe/pour, splash icing on the biccies any old how. Leave to set overnight


Pre Iced will keep for a week in a sealed container, raw biscuits can be frozen on sheets and baked latre (after defrosting @ room temperature)