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Wagon Wheels

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Total Time
3h 10m
Prep Time
3h
Bake Time
10m
Serves 12
Serves 12
intermediate
A little effort

About the bake

In America they call them Moon Pies, and in England we call them Wagon Wheels.. But whatever name they go by I think we can all agree they are delicious! 

9 ingredients14 steps

    Method

    1. Step 1

      Preheat the oven to 190°C/170° fan/Gas Mark 5 and line 2 baking trays with baking parchment.

    2. Step 2

      In a large bowl, rub together the flours and butter until you have coarse breadcrumbs.

      Ingredients for this step

      • 250gAllinson's Plain White Flour
      • 150gSelf raising white flour
      • 300gButter (unsalted) (cold)
    3. Step 3

      Stir in the sugar.

      Ingredients for this step

      • 170gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
    4. Step 4

      Gently beat the egg and vanilla together, add this to the rest of the mixture and bring together to form a soft dough.

      Ingredients for this step

      • 1Egg(s) (free range) (large)
      • 1 tbspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste
    5. Step 5

      Wrap and chill for one hour.

    6. Step 6

      Roll out the dough a little at a time on a floured surface. Cut out circles with a 2 ½ inch cutter.

    7. Step 7

      Bake for 10 minutes. Cool for a few minutes on the tray before cooling completely on a rack. You may need to bake the biscuits in batches, as there should be 24.

    8. Step 8

      Melt 150g of the chocolate in a bowl over some simmering water.

      Ingredients for this step

      • 450gDark chocolate
    9. Step 9

      Select 12 biscuits and place on a rack over a baking tray. Coat one side of these biscuits with chocolate, then chill until set. These will be the bases of the Wagon Wheels.

    10. Step 10

      Fill a piping bag with Marshmallow Fluff and another with your jam. Line baking tray with some clean parchment.

      Ingredients for this step

      • 213gMarshmallow fluff
      • 4 tbspSeedless raspberry jam
    11. Step 11

      Once set, turn the base biscuits with the chocolate side facing down onto the clean piece of baking parchment. Pipe marshmallow fluff onto each one and top this with a little jam. Top this with the remaining biscuits to make a sandwich. Chill in the freezer for 30 minutes.

    12. Step 12

      Melt 300g of chocolate in a bowl over some simmering water.

      Ingredients for this step

      • 450gDark chocolate
    13. Step 13

      Place the chilled biscuits on a rack over a clean baking tray. Coat each one in chocolate by gently spooning it over and coating the sides.

    14. Step 14

      Place in the fridge to set and eat within 3 days.

    Ingredients

    • For the Biscuit

      • 250gAllinson's Plain White Flour 
      • 150gSelf raising white flour 
      • 300gButter (unsalted) (cold) 
      • 170gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar 
      • 1 tbspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste 
      • 1Egg(s) (free range) (large) 
    • For the Decoration

      • 450gDark chocolate 
    • For the Filling

      • 213gMarshmallow fluff 
      • 4 tbspSeedless raspberry jam 

    Utensils

    • 2x Baking trays
    • Large bowl
    • Small bowl
    • Cling film
    • Cooling rack
    • Baking paper
    • Piping bag

    1 Baker Ratings

    Yum! I made these for my husband. He LOVES wagon wheels and he loved my homemade ones even more!

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