Garibaldi biscuits

Name: Garibaldi biscuits
Yield: Makes 10-15
Ingredients: 95 g cold butter, cut into small pieces; 250 g mix of currants and raisins, finely chopped; 90 ml milk; A good pinch of salt; 385 g self-raising flour; 155 g caster sugar; 3-4 tbsp water; 1 egg white, lightly beaten

Preparation info

Makes
10-15

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mark Hix on Baking

By Mark Hix

Published 2012

About

Remember these? I think they have gone out of fashion but you never know, they may well be back in. Garibaldi are lovely simply with a cuppa and make a great snacking biscuit as well as an excellent accompaniment to ice creams.

Ingredients

95 g cold butter, cut into small pieces
155 g caster sugar
385

Snack
Side dish
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

In a mixing machine, food processor, or a bowl and using your fingers, mix the butter, 95g of the sugar, the flour and salt to form a breadcrumb-like consistency. Add 80g of the chopped raisin mixture, then gradually add the milk and mix together well. Shape into a smooth dough, wrap in cling film and leave to chill in the refrigerator for about 40 minutes.

Meanwhile add the remaining d