Christmas star biscuits recipe
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- Makes about 30
- 20mins to prepare, plus chilling and 15mins to cook, plus 5mins for cooling
- 60 calories / serving
- Freezable
Ingredients
- 150g (5oz) flour
- 100g (3½oz) cubed unsalted butter
- a pinch of salt
- 75g (3oz) sugar
- grated zest of ½ orange
- 1 egg yolk
- white royal icing, to decorate
- edible silver balls, to decorate
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Shop ingredientsEach serving contains
- Energy
- 250kJ 60.0kcal
- Fat
- 3g
- Saturates
- 2g
- Salt
- 0.0g
- Sugars
- 4g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 7.9gProtein 0.6gFibre 0.2g
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Method
- Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. In a mixer whizz 150g (5oz)flourand 100g (3½oz) cubed unsalted butter until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Stir in a pinch of salt, 75g (3oz) sugar, and the grated zest of ½orange. Add 1 egg yolk and pulse until just combined. Add a little more flour if sticky, then tip onto on a floured surface and roll intoa ball. Put in the freezer for 10 minutes.
- Roll out the dough to 2·5mm (1/8th in) thick and cut out stars with a cutter. Re-roll the trimmings to use up the dough.
- Put the stars on a baking tray lined with nonstick baking paper and chill for 10 mins in the freezer. Bake for 15 mins or until firm. Cool on the tray for 5 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate with white royal icing, made following pack instructions, and silver balls.
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