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| 90 grams | Butter softened | |
| 100 grams | Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's) |  |
| 1 | Happy Eggs |  |
| 0.50 tsp | vanilla extract | |
| 200 grams | Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) |  |
| 0.50 tsp | Baking Powder | |
| 0.50 tsp | Salt |
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Basic Biscuit Dough
Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad
This biscuit dough is a fun mix which is ideal for rolling out and using cutters to create the biscuit of your choice. Easy to make and fun to decorate. Don't forget to freeze your leftover dough for another baking day!
| Preparation Time | 15 minutes |
|---|---|
| Baking Time | 12 minutes |
| Portions | 20 |
| Skill Level | Easy |
| Average Rating |  |
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How to make Basic Biscuit Dough
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Sieve the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl and set aside
In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar until pale
Beat in the egg and vanilla extract
Add the flour to the butter mix and mix until the dough is formed
- Wrap the biscuit dough in clingfilm and chill for at least one hour
- Preheat the oven to 170°C/ 150°C fan / Gas mark 3 Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to about 0.5cm Cut out the biscuit and transfer to baking sheets Roll up the trimmings and repeat stages above to make more biscuits Bake for 8 – 12 minutes until golden
- Remove and transfer to a cooling wire and leave until completely cool before decorating
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"This is really good, it's also better if you add some dried coconut"
Bakingmad: "Hi, This recipe is great for adding ingredients to make it your own! You could always try chopping some cherries or dried pineapple to go with the coconut! Happy Cookie Making"
13-04-2010 | Author: cooking crazy |