Easter Food: Biscuits

Special Easter 2010 Food - Biscuits

Easter Biscuits

The Ingredients you will need to make this are:

• 90 grams butter
• 1 egg separated
• pinch salt
• 20 grams mixed peel
• extra castor sugar
• 90 grams castor sugar
• 180 grams self-raising flour
• 40 grams currants
• 1-2 tablespoons milk or brand

1. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolk.
2. Sift flour and salt.
3. Fold into creamed mixture.
4. Add fruit, mix well.
5. Add enough milk/brandy to make a soft dough.
6. Knead lightly. Roll out on a floured to 5 mm thick.
7. Cut with a fluted cutter 6cms in width and make a small hole to one side of each biscuit.
8. Place on greased baking tray. Bake on top shelf for 10 minutes in a moderate oven. Remove from oven, brush with egg white and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for a further 10 minutes.

source: easterbunnys .net

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Easter Chocolate

Special Easter 2010 Chocolate

Chocolate Easter

The Ingredients you will need to make these are:

• Marzipan
• Silver or gold confectionary beads

1. Roll a round lump of marzipan for the body and stick on a smaller lump for the head.
2. Roll out two little sausage-shaped pieces, flatten them for ears, and place them on the head. Add a small round nose to the face and a little lump to the back of the body to make a tail.
3. Use the confectionary beads for the eyes.

source: easterbunnys .net
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Easter Recipes: Hot Cross Buns

Easter Recipes - Hot Cross Buns

The Ingredients you will need to make this are:

• 30 grams yeast
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 60 grams butter
• 1 egg, neaten
• 5 cups plain flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 60 grams sultanas
• 60 grams currants
• 30 grams mixed peel

1. Mix all dry ingredients with half the flour in a large bowl.
2. Heat butter, milk and beaten egg until lukewarm.
3. Add liquids to dry mixture and beat 2 minutes.
4. Stir in remainder of flour until soft.
5. Knead on slightly floured board.
6. Cover dough in bowl with cloth and let rise for 30-40 minutes.
7. Punch dough down and divide into 24 buns and place on greased tray and allow to rise again.
8. Bake in moderate oven for 20 minutes.
9. Put on wire rack to cool.
10. Mix a little milk with 1/2 cup icing sugar, then brush on buns to make crosses.

source: easterbunnys .net