Viennese Biscuits
Makes : 8
Preparation Time: 40 minutes plus cooling time
Cooking Time: 18 minutes
Ingredients
For the biscuit batter
- 200g unsalted butter, softened and cut into cubes
- 50g icing sugar, sifted
- 200g plain flour, sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder, sifted
- ½ tsp cornflour, sifted
For the butter cream filling
- 130g unsalted butter, softened and cut into small cubes
- 1 tsp milk
- 325g icing sugar, sifted
- your choice of 4 food colourings
- 1 tsp milk
- Serve with a cup of coffee or tea
Method
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To make the biscuit batter, preheat the oven to 180°C/Fan160°C/Gas Mark 4. Line 2 baking trays with baking parchment.
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Beat the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl, with an electric hand held beater until light and fluffy, this will take 3-5 minutes. Fold in the flour, baking powder and cornflour.
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Fill a piping bag fitted with a 1cm star nozzle with the batter. Fold the top of the bag. Pipe 8 x 5cm-6cm circles on each baking tray, allow space between each biscuit as they will spread during cooking. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Swap the trays around half way during the cooking time.
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Cool on the baking tray then transfer to a cooling rack.
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Meanwhile, to make the butter cream, place the butter, milk and half the icing sugar in a large bowl and beat with a large metal spoon until smooth. Mix in the remaining icing sugar.
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Divide the butter icing between 4 separate bowls. Colour each one to your colour liking. Spoon one of the colours into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm star nozzle. Fold the top of the bag. Pipe swirls of icing on the flat side of a biscuit. Sandwich together with a flat sided non iced biscuit. Repeat with a second biscuit. Repeat the above process with the remaining butter icings.
