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Recipe

Fruity orange refrigerator biscuits

Add dried fruit and a little citrus to your sweet biscuits to balance out the butter and sugar and create a new level of flavour your family and friends will love.

Feb 28, 2014 1:00pm
  • 12 mins cooking
  • 2hrs marinating Chilling Time
  • Makes 40
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Ingredients

Fruity orange refrigerator biscuits
  • 300 gram plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 150 gram butter, softened
  • 150 gram caster sugar
  • finely grated zest of 1 orange
  • 1 medium free-range egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup currants
  • caster sugar, for sprinkling

Method

Fruity orange refrigerator biscuits
  • 1
    Sift flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt together onto a piece of paper.
  • 2
    Beat butter with an electric beater until soft and loose, then beat in sugar and continue beating until light and creamy.
  • 3
    Add the orange zest, then gradually beat in egg. Add currants, then mix in dry ingredients a third at a time, using your hands to work the mixture into a dough.
  • 4
    Turn dough onto a clean, lightly floured bench and roll into a sausage about 40cm long. Cut the roll in half, then wrap each piece in plastic food wrap and chill for 2 hours, or longer.
  • 5
    Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 2 baking sheets with baking paper. Cut dough into thin rounds and place on lined trays. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and bake for 10-12 minutes until golden.
  • 6
    Cool on a wire rack then store in an airtight container.

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