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Iced biscuits (flowers and butterfly)

Iced biscuits (flowers and butterfly)

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

These Iced biscuits (flowers and butterfly) are perfect to make for/with children.

Preparation Time	55 minutes
Baking Time	15 minutes
Portions	For 20 Biscuits
Skill Level	Advanced
Average Rating

Iced biscuits (flowers and butterfly) Ingredients

200 grams	Butter unsalted
300 grams	Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
100 grams	Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown)
2	Free Range Eggs Yolks
	Vanilla Extract (Nielsen-Massey)

Additional Ingredients

For the decoration:

250 grams	Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown)
	Food Colouring blue, yellow, pink, orange, red

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How to make Iced biscuits (flowers and butterfly)

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For the biscuits: heat the oven to 200°C,400°F, gas 6. Grease 2 baking trays or line with non-stick baking paper.
Put the butter and flour into a mixing bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Add the icing sugar, egg yolks and a few drops of vanilla and mix to a soft dough. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30 minutes.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and cut into flower shapes with a scalloped edged cutter.
Place on the baking trays and bake for 10-15 minutes until pale golden. Leave on the baking trays for 2 minutes to firm up then remove to a wire rack to cool.
For the decoration: Mix the royal icing sugar with a little water, adding a little at a time, until it is thick and smooth and of a piping consistency. Divide the icing into batches, then add the colours you want to each bowl.
Spoon the icings into separate small plastic bags and cut off the merest tip of each bag, to allow the icing to be piped.
Pipe flower and butterfly shapes on the biscuits and decorate with contrasting colour icing.

Reviews

Read all reviews (1) | Average rating: 1 stars

"This is a delicious recipe. Could the biscuits be baked and frozen without the icing on?"

Bakingmad: "Yes, they can be baked uncooked and cooked from frozen,or baked and then frozen. do not freeze once iced! "

18-06-2011 | Author: bluemomo | 1 stars

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