We love cinnamon as an ingredient for baking. It reminds us of Christmas, and our Swiss Christmas Biscuits are the perfect Christmas treat. They're the perfect thing to make if you need to keep the children busy over the festive period. These will also make a great little gift for loved ones if you put them in an airtight mason jar with a little ribbon around the top.
9 ingredients7 steps
Vegetarian
Ingredients
MetricImperial
For the Biscuits
250gUnsalted butter (softened)
125gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
1Free range large egg
400gAllinson's plain white flour
1 tspBaking powder
1 tspSalt
For the Topping
1Large free range egg(s) (beaten)
1 tspCinnamon
50gBillington's unrefined demerara sugar
Utensils
Sieve
Bowl
Cling film
Rolling pin
5cm star shaped cutter
Baking tray
Pastry brush
Cooling rack
Nutritional information per 21g serving
Energy 114cal
Fat 6.1g
of which Saturates 3.7g
Carbohydrates 13g
of which Sugars 4.9g
Protein 1.6g
Salt 0.18g
Method
Step 1
Pre-heat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C, gas mark 6). Cream the butter with the sugar, until soft and light. Beat in the egg.
Ingredients for this step
250gUnsalted butter (softened)
125gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
1Free range large egg
Step 2
Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt. Knead gently to form a soft dough. Place into a bowl, wrap in cling film and chill for one hour before using.
Ingredients for this step
400gAllinson's plain white flour
1 tspBaking powder
1 tspSalt
Step 3
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to approximately 5 mm thick (allow a few minutes to warm up at room temperature if too firm to roll straight from fridge).
Step 4
Cut into star shapes using a 5cm star shaped cutter. Place on a baking tray lined with non-stick baking parchment.
Step 5
To make the topping mix the demerara sugar with the ground cinnamon.
Ingredients for this step
50gBillington's unrefined demerara sugar
1 tspCinnamon
Step 6
Brush the biscuits with the beaten egg and sprinkle with the sugar topping
Ingredients for this step
1Large free range egg(s) (beaten)
50gBillington's unrefined demerara sugar
Step 7
Bake for 8-10 minutes until slightly golden. Allow biscuits to cool on a wire rack.
If you'd like to decorate your biscuits, we have a top video for you to watch to gain some inspiration from.
1 Baker Ratings
Easy to follow recipe. Made these but required twice time in oven. Possibly due to thickness of the biscuits. Tasted great. They was very light and tasted great but I suggest slightly more cinnamon than the recipe suggest. And maybe a bit within the actual mix.
