Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Easter Biscuits

Category: Easter

12oz (350g) plain flour

pinch salt

1 tsp. mixed spice

6oz (150g) butter

4oz (100g) caster sugar

3oz (75g) currants

1 lemon, finely grated rind

1 egg beaten

1 tbsp. milk

Sift flour, salt and spice into a bowl. Rub in butter, add sugar, currants and

lemon rind. Beat egg and milk, add to make a pliable dough. Roll out just

under a quarter inch (5mm) thick. Cut out biscuits using a 3inch(75cm)

fluted cutter and transfer to lightly greased baking sheets. Use scraps to

make more biscuits. Bake at 375F, Gas Mark

5, 190C for 10-12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.