Recipe: Lockdown Lemon Biscuits!
Given that our movements are currently restricted, we have been having a great time in the kitchen, testing recipes, fine-tuning old favourites and generally eating the fruits of our labours. We have been asked to share some of the recipes, and I will be writing these up over the next day or so. The first of these is this fabulously simple little recipe for lemon biscuits.
As there is such an abundance of fresh lemons at this time of the year here in Spain, I am always looking for successful recipes for lemon biscuits. I love a biscuit with crunch, and recipes I have tried in the past seem to go soggy and soft very quickly.
This is a Jamie Oliver recipe and it is very, very easy and the results are impressive - crispy and tasty. Very difficult to eat just one…
Lockdown Lemon Biscuits
Ingredients
125g soft salted butter
100g caster sugar, although I use a little less, around 95g
1 large egg
200g plain flour
Zest of 2 unwaxed lemons
1/4 tsp baking powder
Pinch of sea salt
Brown sugar for sprinkling
Method
Place the softened butter in a bowl with the sugar and beat the two ingredients together until they become creamy. Add the egg and beat further until light and fluffy.
Add the grated lemon zest to the flour along with the baking powder and the pinch of salt, mix together and then fold the flour mix into the butter and sugar, mixing until it is all well incorporated. The mixture will be quite sticky to the touch, so dust your hands with flour and form a ball, wrap in cling film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. I made my dough in the evening and left it in the fridge overnight.
When you want to make the biscuits, pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees.
On a well-floured work surface, roll out the chilled dough to a thinness of around 0.5 cm, or thinner if you prefer. Cut the biscuits with a circular pastry cutter and lay them on greaseproof parchment on a baking tray. Sprinkle with brown sugar and pop them in the oven for around 10 minutes until the edges start to turn golden brown. Place on a cooling tray.
Quick, easy, lemony and great with morning coffee!
