Easter Biscuits

Name: Easter Biscuits
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes: about 20 biscuits
Ingredients: 1 small egg; 230 g / 8 oz plain flour; 1 tsp ground mixed spice; 60 g / 2 oz currants a little beaten egg white for glazing biscuits; 1 tbs golden or white granulated sugar for decoration; 120 g / 4 oz caster sugar; 120 g / 4 oz butter

Preparation info

Makes: about
20
biscuits

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

About

These spiced biscuits are traditionally baked for Easter Sunday tea-time. However, they are enjoyable all year round.

Ingredients

120 g / 4 oz butter
120 g / 4

Easter
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Cream the butter with the sugar then beat in the egg. Gradually work in the flour sieved with the spice, and then the currants. Knead lightly with the fingertips to make a soft dough and shape into a ball On a lightly-floured board, roll out the dough to just under 5 mm /