Honey Nut Biscuits Veg CD CBF 55mins

Makes approx. 36 biscuits Cold Vegetarian Nuts Baked Fayre Cookies teatime Gluten Wheat Dairy Free

Ingredients

100g/4oz Ground Almonds

100g/4oz Ground Hazelnuts

2 tbsp Honey

250g/9oz Caster Sugar

50g/2oz Candied Peel, chopped

2 Egg Whites

For the icing

4 tbsp Icing Sugar

1 tbsp Lemon Juice

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, mix together all the nuts, sugar, honey, peel and egg whites. Knead into a workable dough then leave in a cool place for at least 30 minutes.

2. Preheat the oven to 170C, 325F, Gas mark 3 and lightly butter and flour 3-4 baking sheets.

3. Turn the dough onto a surface which has been thickly dusted with icing sugar and roll out to 5mm/1/4 inch thickness. Cut into squares or diamonds and transfer to the baking sheets, spacing well apart. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.

4. In another bowl, mix together the icing ingredients and use to cover the biscuits whilst they are still warm. Cool completely before eating.

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Key techniques required to make cake recipes

Bake - To cook in an enclosed oven

Beat ï¿½ To introduce air into a mixture using a utensil such as a wooden spoon, fork or whisk, in order to achieve a lighter texture.

Cream - to - The process where sugar and softened butter are beaten together with a wooden spoon, until the mixture is light, pale and well blended. This process may also be carried out with a hand held mixer or in a food processor.

Rub in - The incorporation of fat into flour. Butter is cubed then gently rubbed between the thumb and forefinger, lifting the mixing at the same time, until the fat is fully incorporated and the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

Main equipment required to make this recipe

	Oven
	Mixing Bowl
	Wooden Spoon
	Wire Rack

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