Readers, I feel like a terrible blogger at the moment. I’ve really found it difficult to find the
time to write about my kitchen exploits.
It’s not that I haven’t been in the kitchen; it’s the transferring recipes to my
little space of the internet that’s been the problem!
I made these biscuits as a surprise for Mr WhatClaireBaked
last weekend after he received some good news.
I wanted to something different from the usual card.
These have lasted 4 days in the fridge in an airtight
container but they were a little soft by tonight.
Also – these biscuits are made without adding any sugar to
the biscuit mix – the sweetness comes from the milk chocolate and sweetened
dried cranberries. Definitely a recipe kids could help with in the kitchen this
year.
Cranberry and Orange
Christmas Biscuits
Ingredients – makes 12 biscuits
100g plain flour
¼ teaspoon baking powder
35g unsalted butter
Zest of 1 orange
Juice of 1 orange
½ teaspoon cinnamon
20g dried cranberries
200g milk chocolate
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 160c (fan).
Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and cube the
butter. Using your hands, rub the butter into the flour until completely mixed
in and fine breadcrumbs have been created.
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Breadcrumbs! |
2. Chop the cranberries into small pieces and grate the
orange with a fine grater. Add the
orange zest to the mix and stir to combine.
Add the cinnamon and stir.
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Add the extras |
3. Squeeze the orange
juice into the mix and stir until a dough is formed. You might need to add a little water, or flour depending on the
consistency of your dough. It should
form into a ball.
4. Transfer the dough to a floured board and roll out the
mix to around 5mm thick. Using a non
fluted cutter, cut circles out of the mix and re-roll as necessary until all
your mix has been used.
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Biscuits ready for the oven |
5. Transfer each biscuit to a baking tray lined with baking
paper. Bake in the oven for around 10-12
minutes until lightly golden on top.
Once ready, transfer to a cooling rack until cold.
6. Melt the chocolate in a deep heatproof cup or bowl in the
microwave. Once the biscuits are cool,
stick a skewer in one side, like a lollypop.
Dip the biscuit in the chocolate mix and remove from the chocolate. Let any excess drop off before transferring
to a tray with baking paper. Allow to set
on the tray, in the fridge. Top with
additional chopped cranberries or chocolate letters.
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Coat the biscuits in chocolate |
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Chocolate biscuits topped with cranberry |
These look lovely and the step by step pics are really helpful. Thanks for joining in with #recipeoftheweek x
ReplyDeleteThanks! They are super easy to make and a great recipe for the kids to try with you. #recipeoftheweek
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