Recipe: Easter Biscuits

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Description/Notes:

Traditionally made Easter currant cookies. Why not try replacing the currants and spices with 3oz of chocolate chips?

Ingredients:

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

Cooking Instructions:

1. Sift flour, salt and spice into a bowl
2. Rub in butter, add sugar, currants and lemon rind
3. Beat egg and milk, add to make a pliable dough
4. Roll out just under a quarter inch (5mm) thick
5. Cut out biscuits using a 3inch(75cm) fluted cutter and transfer to lightly greased baking sheets
6. Use scraps to make more biscuits
7. Bake at 375F, Gas Mark 5, 190C for 10-12 minutes
8. Cool on a wire rack