Recipe

Lemon polenta biscuits

Sweet, golden and crumbly, these beautiful lemon zest polenta biscuits are brilliant enjoyed with a mug of coffee or tea for a morning or afternoon treat.

Feb 07, 2007 1:00pm
  • 15 mins cooking
  • Makes 40 Item
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Ingredients

Lemon polenta biscuits
  • 250 gram butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 1/4 cup (200g) icing sugar mixture
  • 2 tablespoon grated lemon rind
  • 1/2 cup (85g) polenta
  • 2 1/2 cup (375g) plain flour
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Method

Lemon polenta biscuits
  • 1
    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Lightly grease oven trays.
  • 2
    Beat butter, vanilla, sugar and 2tsp of the rind in a small bowl with an electric mixer until well combined.
  • 3
    Stir in polenta, then sifted flour in two batches until combined. Stir in lemon juice.
  • 4
    Knead dough gently on a floured surface until smooth. Divide in half and shape halves into two 20cm triangular logs. Cover and refrigerate for about 2 hours or until firm.
  • 5
    Cut logs into 1cm slices. Place triangles about 2cm apart on prepared oven trays. Sprinkle with remaining lemon rind.
  • 6
    Bake in a moderately hot oven, about 15 minutes, or until browned lightly. Stand for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

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