Mother's Day has just gone and every year I bake a little something for my Mum. This year I made use of the extra oranges in the fruit bowl to make these simple yet very (very!) tasty biscuits.
Want something a little different to dip in your tea?
Then try my recipe below for some
Simple Orange - Flavoured Biscuits
Simple Orange - Flavoured Biscuits
250g Vegan Butter
140g Caster Sugar
1 Tbsp Flax or Chia Seeds (with 3 Tbsp water)
Zest of 2 Oranges
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
300g Plain Flour
140g Caster Sugar
1 Tbsp Flax or Chia Seeds (with 3 Tbsp water)
Zest of 2 Oranges
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
300g Plain Flour
- Preheat oven to Fan
150 C / 170 C / Gas Mark 3
1. Mix Butter and Sugar together
2. Add the Flax or Chia seeds, Vanilla extract and Orange zest.
3. Fold in Flour and mix until you have a soft, smooth dough.
1. Mix Butter and Sugar together
2. Add the Flax or Chia seeds, Vanilla extract and Orange zest.
3. Fold in Flour and mix until you have a soft, smooth dough.
(Optional: after step 3, cover dough loosely with cling film and refrigerate for about 15 minutes)*
4. Roll out dough to about 1cm thick on a lightly floured surface and cut out your biscuits with a cutter.
5. Place them equal spaces apart on a lined tray
6. Using a knife or a fork, gently poke 4 holes into them
6. Using a knife or a fork, gently poke 4 holes into them
7. Bake for 25 minutes.
Enjoy!
* This can help keep the biscuits from spreading and losing shape whilst baking. It can also improve the consistency and taste of them.
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ReplyDeleteThese look delicious! I am craving them like crazy now, will have to make them at some point :)
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They were ;) Tell me how they turn out! x
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ReplyDeleteThese sound so tasty!
DeleteErin | Erin and Katherine Talk Beauty
hehe they were :)
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ReplyDeleteThese look so delicious! I'm not terribly good at baking but I'll give these a go :)
DeleteAmandaSays
I'm sure you'll be fine! Let me know how they turn out :) x
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