The Good Foundation
These biscuits are super easy to make. I’ve added an egg which might seem unusual for a biscuit dough, but it really helps to give you that lovely light texture.
INGREDIENTS
125g unsalted butter, at room temperature 100g caster sugar
1 large egg, preferably freerange
or organic
200g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
¼ teaspoon baking powder sea salt
1 lemon
1 mandarin
- teaspoon ground cinnamon
a pinch of ground cloves 2 heaped tablespoons demerara sugar
for the icing (optional): 150g icing sugar
EQUIPMENT LIST
Electric mixer
- large mixing bowls Sieve
Measuring spoons Microplane grater Wooden spoon Cling film
2 large baking trays Greaseproof paper Rolling pin
Biscuit cutters (roughly 5cm) Wire cooling rack
- To make the biscuit dough: 1 use an electric mixer to beat the butter and caster sugar together in a bowl until light and
- Crack in the egg and beat again until fully combined, sieve in the flour, then add the baking powder and a pinch of
- Finely grate in the zest of the lemon and mandarin, then add the cinnamon and ground
- Mix with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together – don’t worry if the dough seems a bit wet at this
- Cover the bowl with cling film and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to firm
To bake the biscuits:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas Line 2 large baking trays with greaseproof paper.
- Lightly dust a work surface and rolling pin with flour, then roll out the dough to roughly 0.5cm
- Stamp out shapes using a biscuit cutter, then place on the lined baking trays. If you don’t want to decorate your biscuits with icing, sprinkle with the demerara sugar before
- Put the trays in the oven and bake for around 12 minutes, or until the edges are
- Transfer the biscuits to a wire rack to
To make the icing:
- If you want to ice your biscuits, mix the icing sugar with the juice of half a lemon until
- Drizzle the icing over the biscuits in nice
JAMIE’S TOP TIPS
- Use different cutter shapes depending on the occasion – choose stars, Christmas trees or holly to give these biscuits a real Christmassy vibe or use hearts for Valentine’s
- These biscuits make great decorations – make a small hole near the edge of the biscuit before you bake Once cooked, thread some ribbon through the hole and tie into a loop for hanging.
