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Viennese Butter Biscuits

Viennese Butter Biscuits
  • Viennese Butter Biscuits
Serves: 20
Cooking time: 12 minutes

Ingredients

  • 125g Président unsalted butter
  • 30g Silverspoon Create icing sugar
  • 125g Allinsons plain flour
  • 150g Silverspoon Create dark chocolate cake covering

Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl
  • Sieve
  • Scales
  • Oven Thermometer
  • Measuring jug
  • Baking trays
  • Non-stick baking paper
  • Large disposable piping bags
  • Large open star piping nozzle
  • Spatula.
  • Small bowls
  • Wire rack

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 160c (fan)/180c/Gas Mark 4.
  2. Cream together the softened butter and icing sugar till smooth.
  3. Beat in the flour until fully incorporated.
  4. The mixture should be a soft pipeable consistency. If your dough is too firm add a tablespoon of milk at a time until sufficiently soft.
  5. Fill a large piping bag fitted with a large open star nozzle.
  6. Line two Baking sheets with non-stick baking paper.
  7. Pipe 7.5cm length biscuits onto the sheets spread well apart.
  8. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden Brown.
  9. Allow to Cool for 5 minutes on the tray before transferring to a wire rack and allowing to cool completely.
  10. Melt the dark chocolate cake covering and dip each end of the baked biscuits in to Coat and allow to set.

Tips:

Dip the ends of your biscuits into melted white chocolate if you prefer.

These biscuits can be sandwiched together in pairs with a little vanilla or chocolate buttercream if desired.

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