Lemon kisses

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• dotty

  14 December 2010

  dotty rated and commented on this recipe

  

  As soon as I saw this recipe I was really keen to try it out. Very quick and simple to make, and very tasty. I slightly overfilled a couple of the biscuits with lemon curd to start with and the top biscuit then slides around- a small amount in the middle of the lower biscuit then press down gently with the top one to squidge it to the edges without being over filled. The lemon zest on top was disappointing, I will leave it off next time I make these. otherwise a really lovely teatime treat.

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• Heather

  02 January 2011

  Heather rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I used this recipe, minus the lemon, to make Christmas shaped biscuits as pressies. The dough behaves beautifully when handled by children and the biscuits were crisp yet short and buttery in flavour. Just like shortbread. The recipe has been used several times since I got the magazine and I will continue to use it when I need to make shaped biscuits.

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• Bakeress

  18 February 2011

  Bakeress rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Well, I did everything precisely according to the recipe, but the dough was awful to work with - it was sticky and crackling. It smells nice and tastes quite good, but next time I won't bother with this one.

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• Mini-Chef

  06 March 2011

  Mini-Chef rated and commented on this recipe

  

  When i tried them the dough wasn't sticky at all. I tried them without the lemon curd and they were delicious!

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• elliekent

  26 March 2011

  elliekent commented on this recipe

  The dough was tricky to work with, had to add a little more flour, and i had follwed the recipe correctly. The family said they tasted like little lemon meriagne pies! Lovely biscuits, worth the hassle for the end result

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• Looby R

  13 April 2011

  Looby R commented on this recipe

  Made these for a large group of people and the plate was cleared! I had nothing but compliments for them!

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• elliekent

  22 April 2011

  elliekent rated and commented on this recipe

  

  just realised i never rated!

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• Nennepus

  30 April 2011

  Nennepus rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made these yesterday, for a Royal weddng-tea - they are realy nice! The only critisisme I have towards the recipe is that the amount of lemon juice should be in ml or tbsp - a lemon is not necessarily a lemon, and I needed a lot more flour to make the dough workable!! Next time I will probably chll the dough before rolling it out, it makes it easier to get them thin enough. I made some different thicknesses and the thinnest are best, you get more taste from the lemon curd and they are a bit crisper. But tastewise - they are lovely and fresh! Will definetly make them again! :-)

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• Heather

  15 May 2011

  Heather commented on this recipe

  The Lemon juice is for the icing - not to go in the biscuits. Perhaps this is why some people have found the dough tricky to work with. I have made the dough so many times now and have NEVER had any problems with it.

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• Beth

  31 July 2011

  Beth rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Nice - though I found the pastry difficult to manipulate, and they would be dry if you ate the alone - I think.

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• Ashie Ranathunga

  18 August 2011

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• Shewolffe

  11 September 2011

  Shewolffe commented on this recipe

  I love this recipe. I made a batch when I first got the magazine and they were snapped up immediately by friends and colleagues. I only sandwiched some of them with lemon curd, as they keep better if they are plain. And still tasty. I find the dough very easy to work with - but perhaps my kitchen is colder than some, I can imagine in a hot kitchen the dough might be slightly too soft. But I also suspect that the people who found it really sticky had put some lemon juice in the dough, not just the icing.

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• catherinejlock

  31 October 2011

  catherinejlock rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Loved this recipe! Really quick and easy to make. Biscuits are buttery and crunchy and you can still taste that their lemon without any filling - would make them without the filling if I was in a hurry. I didn't have any lemon curd so I made some myself; really simple to make and tasted much better than any shop bought stuff. All together a great lemony treat!

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• VeggieSara

  13 January 2012

  VeggieSara rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very nice tasting biscuits. Made my own lemon curd using delia's recipe to be found here- http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/main-ingredient/lemon/lemon-curd.html The dough was fine to work with, but you need to flour your surface and rolling pin well to prevent sticking. Cooked at 170 degree fan oven for 15 minutes and they cooked to a lovely even golden crisp. Forgot to cover them with cling film while chilling in the fridge but that didn't seem to make a huge difference. The most difficult part was making sure all the biscuits were the same thickness to prevent uneven cooking in the oven.

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• Blondie

  14 February 2013

  Blondie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The biscuit dough makes exactly the right amount with a little bit left over. the actual dough was quite delicate and ripped often but if you are careful it's fine. Cooked for about 10 minutes and once cooled they were perfect. the icing is so simple to make and makes much more than you need. Biscuits taste great, lemon curd in the middle is simple to spread and adds an extra bit of deliciousness and the icing on top just finishes the biscuits off and makes them look really tasty. Will definitely be making these again as they were a hit!

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• Zara

  02 March 2013

  Zara commented on this recipe

  I hav just prepared the pastry and there sitting in the fridge ready for baking. Let you knw how i get on..

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• Zara

  02 March 2013

  Zara commented on this recipe

  A quick question is gas mark 6 not a little high, im worried the biscuits may get burned

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• Zara

  02 March 2013

  Zara commented on this recipe

  I hav made thm but gas mark 6 was to high

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• shannie23uk

  21 April 2013

  shannie23uk rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely light zingy taste. I put extra chopped lemon left out the curd and drizzled with the lemon icing

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• Chuckle

  13 May 2013

  Chuckle rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Yum yum yum!

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Ingredients

• 200g soft butter
• 140g caster sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• zest 2 lemons , juice 1
• 280g plain flour , plus a little extra for rolling
• ½ jar good lemon curd (we used Tiptree)
• 140g icing sugar , sifted

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Makes 20

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 30 mins

Cook 8 - 12 mins

Biscuits can be frozen unfilled and un-iced

Ingredients

• 200g soft butter
• 140g caster sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• zest 2 lemons , juice 1
• 280g plain flour , plus a little extra for rolling
• ½ jar good lemon curd (we used Tiptree)
• 140g icing sugar , sifted

PER SERVING

202 kcalories, protein 1g, carbohydrate 31g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 18g, salt 0.14 g

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