Baking - sweet

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Preparation time
10min
Total time
28min
Portion
35 piece(s)
Level
easy
  • TM 31
published: 2018/03/29
changed: 2018/03/29

Ingredients

Rich tea biscuits: Dough

  • 170 g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
  • rind of 1 lemon, or, 3-4 drops lemon oil
  • 1 dash vanilla extract
  • 450 g plain flour
  • 230 g chilled butter, chopped
  • 2 eggs
  • 100 g currants
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Recipe's preparation

    Prep:
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
    Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.

    1. Blitz sugar and lemon rind (if using) sp9/8 secs.

    2. Add vanilla, (lemon oil if using), flour, butter and eggs.

    3. Blend sp4/15 secs, until the mixture comes together.

    4. Add currants, sp3/Counter-clockwise operation"Counter-clockwise operation" /5-8 secs or until roughly combined. You can finish kneading by hand on a bench. You don't want to squash the currants.

    5. Tip onto a floured bench and knead lightly.

    6. Divide in 1/2, and roll out one half to a 5mm thickness.

    7. Cut into rounds, using a 8cm fluted cutter and place onto the prepared tray.

    8. Sprinkle with extra caster sugar.

    9. Bake for 15-20 mins until golden and crisp.

    10. Cool on tray for 5 mins before cooling on a wire rack.

    11. Repeat with the remainder.

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    TM 31

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Recipe's categories:
Afternoon tea Snack Supper Alcohol-free Lactose free Vegetarian Nut free Baking Biscuit/cookie Creative Easy Low budget Natural Quick Everyday Picnic

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Comments

  • 10. August 2023 - 17:19

    Lovely biscuits - used half recipe and it made quite a few.

  • 7. April 2018 - 08:57

    Monskin:
    So glad you like them 😉
    thanks for taking the time to rate ❤️

    “Thermify me”..
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  • 2. April 2018 - 14:17
    5.0

    Yes!!! Thank you.

    Yummy. Its a humid day here so i had to rechill before rolling the second tray.

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