Easter Biscuits

Traditional spiced biscuits - a great alternative to all that chocolate!

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Makes: 20 biscuits

Ingredients

For the biscuits

• 100g butter (room temp)

• 90g golden caster sugar

• 200g plain flour

• 1/2 tsp mixed spice

• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

• 1/2 lemon, juice & grated zest

• 1 large egg yolk

• 80g currants

You will need a rolling pin and cookie cutter

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/GM4 and grease your baking trays or line with baking parchment

• Beat the butter and sugar together, then add the egg yolk, lemon juice and zest and mix well

• Sift the flour and spices together and combine with the butter mixture

• Stir in the currants

• Gather the dough into a ball, turn out onto a floured surface and roll to about 1/2 cm thick

• Cut out rounds with a cookie cutter and transfer to your baking sheets

• Bake for 10-12 minutes then remove from the oven

• Very lightly brush each biscuit with beaten egg white then sprinkle with sugar. For best results, do one biscuit at a time

• Return to the oven for a further 4-5 minutes until golden brown

• Cool on the baking tray for 5-10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely

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