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Easy Easter biscuits

Easter currant biscuits served on a plate with a teapot

Easy Easter biscuits

Name: Easy Easter biscuits
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 40
Ingredients: 250g unsalted butter softened; 140g golden caster sugar plus extra for sprinkling; 1 medium egg separated and beaten; 1 lemon zested; generous grating of nutmeg; 300g plain flour plus extra for dusting; ½ tsp fine salt; 60g currants

Esther Clark

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Makes 40

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 15 mins

plus chilling

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Celebrate Easter and the start of spring with these easy currant biscuits flavoured with lemon and nutmeg. They're perfect served with a cuppa

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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250g unsalted butter

softened
140g golden caster sugar

plus extra for sprinkling
1 medium egg

separated and beaten
1 lemon

zested
generous grating of nutmeg
300g plain flour

plus extra for dusting
½ tsp fine salt
60g currants

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Nutrition: Per biscuit

kcal100
fat5g
saturates3g
carbs12g
sugars6g
fibre0.4g
protein1g
salt0.07g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 180C/160 fan/gas 4. Place the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat together with a wooden spoon until well combined. Add the egg yolk, lemon zest and nutmeg and beat again.
step 2

Add the flour, salt and currants and mix everything together to make a firm dough, using your hands if necessary. Form into a puck-shape, wrap and chill in the fridge for 30 mins.
step 3

Line two large baking sheets with baking parchment and lightly dust your work surface with flour. Cut the dough in half and roll out to a ½ cm thickness. Cut out biscuits using a 6cm fluted cutter, lift onto one of the baking sheets with a palette knife, leaving a little space in between. Repeat with the remaining pastry to make a second tray of biscuits, re-rolling the off-cuts. Chill for 30 mins.
step 4

Bake for 7 mins, then remove from the oven, brush with egg white, sprinkle with extra sugar and return to the oven for 7-8 mins or until lightly golden brown. Leave to cool on the trays for 5 mins then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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