Flower Biscuits

 

Ingredients:

350g Plain Flour

100g Self-raising Flour

125g Granulated Sugar

125g Unsalted Butter

125ml Golden Syrup

1 large Egg

 

Royal Icing:

600g Icing Sugar

Cold Water

Orange food dye

 

Method:

Makes 24 biscuits.

Preheat the oven to 160 degrees and line two baking trays with greaseproof paper.

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1. Start by sifting the two flours into the bowl, adding in the sugar and then mix well.

2. Next, add in the butter and using your fingertips rub the ingredients together until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

3. After you’ve formed fine breadcrumbs, create a well in the centre of the bowl and add in the golden syrup and beaten egg.

4. Mix the ingredients together well until you form a ball of dough.

5. Wrap the dough in cling film and place in the fridge for 20-30mintues.

6. Once chilled, roll out the dough on a floured surface and cut out the shapes using a cutter or stencil.

7. Once you’ve cut out your shapes, place them on your previously prepared baking trays and cook them in the oven for 10 minutes. (I had 6 biscuits on each tray and cooked 12 at a time).

8. Once cooked, transfer the biscuits to a wire rack and allow to cool.

9. Whilst cooling, you can make your icing. Sift the icing sugar into a bowl and slowly add in cold water stirring between each addition. Make sure you don’t add too much water or your icing will be too runny.

10. After you’ve made your icing, you can decorate your biscuits as you want. To make coloured icing you can add different coloured food dyes or to create a flower pattern, I used a paint brush and painted on the food dye.

 

Try something new, be creative and enjoy your biscuits!