Novelty biscuits are fun to eat and are ideal place markers for a children's party. A cocktail stick is slipped into each biscuit before baking. The finished iced biscuits are then pushed into crisp shiny apples for support.
225 g (1/2 lb) 1 cup butter
1/2 cup (125 g) 4 oz caster sugar (superfine granulated)
275 g (10 oz) flour
2 oz (50 g) fine semolina
currants, cocktail sticks, white glace icing and about 12 small apples to decorate
1/2 cup (125 g) 4 oz caster sugar (superfine granulated)
275 g (10 oz) flour
2 oz (50 g) fine semolina
currants, cocktail sticks, white glace icing and about 12 small apples to decorate
method
1. Beat the butter well in a bowl, then gradually work in the sugar. Stir in the flour and semolina until well mixed, then knead.
2. Roll out on a lightly floured work surface, half at a time, to a 0.5 cm (1/4 inch) thickness. Stamp out animal shapes. If the mixture sticks to the surface, roll out between pieces of non-stick paper.
3. Lift the animals on to baking sheets and press currants into the heads for eyes. Slide cocktail sticks into the bodies of the animals from the base.
4. Bake in the oven at 180°C (350°F) mark 4 for 15 - 20 minutes; cool on wire racks.
5. Using a fine nozzle, pipe the children's names across the animals with the icing. Make a small hole in the tops of the apples and push in the biscuit sticks.
2. Roll out on a lightly floured work surface, half at a time, to a 0.5 cm (1/4 inch) thickness. Stamp out animal shapes. If the mixture sticks to the surface, roll out between pieces of non-stick paper.
3. Lift the animals on to baking sheets and press currants into the heads for eyes. Slide cocktail sticks into the bodies of the animals from the base.
4. Bake in the oven at 180°C (350°F) mark 4 for 15 - 20 minutes; cool on wire racks.
5. Using a fine nozzle, pipe the children's names across the animals with the icing. Make a small hole in the tops of the apples and push in the biscuit sticks.
serving amount
makes about 12
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