Bourbon Biscuits
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About the bake
These classic biscuits are simple to make and delicious to munch on or dunk in a hot drink. So go a little retro and bake these today! Keep the biscuits stored in an air tight container and consume within 2 days.
- Vegetarian
Method
Step 1
In a food processor blend together the flour, butter, cocoa powder, sugar, golden syrup, bicarbonate of soda.
Ingredients for this step
- 225gAllinson's plain white flour
- 125gButter (unsalted) (chilled)
- 25gCocoa powder
- 125gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 2 tbspSilver Spoon Golden Syrup
- 1 tspBicarbonate of soda
Step 2
Gradually add the milk until the mixture forms a dough.
Ingredients for this step
- 3 tbspMilk
Step 3
Wrap the dough in cling film and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.
Step 4
Unwrap and roll out the dough out to a thickness of 1cm
Step 5
Cut out rectangles approximately 3x8cm and using a skewer make the traditional indents on the top of every other biscuit.
Step 6
Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and chill the biscuits in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Step 7
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160° fan gas mark 4).
Step 8
Bake the biscuits for 20-25 minutes then leave to cool.
Step 9
To make the filling, blend together the icing sugar, butter, custard powder and cocoa powder.
Ingredients for this step
- 3 tbspCustard powder
- 100gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar
- 25gCocoa powder
- 75gButter (unsalted) (softened)
- 3 tbspMilk
Step 10
Once the biscuits are fully cooled, pipe the filling and sandwich the biscuits together.
Ingredients
For the Biscuits
- 225gAllinson's plain white flour
- 125gButter (unsalted) (chilled)
- 75gCocoa powder
- 125gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 2 tbspSilver Spoon Golden Syrup
- 1 tspBicarbonate of soda
- 3 tbspMilk
For the Filling
- 3 tbspCustard powder
- 100gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar
- 25gCocoa powder
- 75gButter (unsalted) (softened)
- 2 tspMilk