Name: Tangy Orange Biscuits Recipe
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 250 g self-raising flour; 120 g unsalted butter; 120 g soft brown sugar; 1 egg yolk; 2 tbs honey; 2 tsp orange zested; 225 g icing sugar; 3 tbs orange juice

by lemonmint Last updated on 07/09/2019

A melt in your mouth tasty treat. Easy enough for children to prepare. - lemonmint

Ingredients

250 g self-raising flour
120 g unsalted butter
120 g soft brown sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tbs honey
2 tsp orange zested

Icing

225 g icing sugar
3 tbs orange juice

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C.
Step 2

Sieve the flour and rub the butter into the flour, until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Step 3

Using a table knife stir in sugar, orange zest, honey and egg into the flour and butter mixture, until the mixture starts to come together in lumps.
Step 4

Form a ball of dough, briefly knead the dough and then lightly flour work surface.
Step 5

Roll the dough into a log about 5 cm in diameter and 10 cm long.
Step 6

Wrap the log in glad wrap and chill it for 1½ hours.
Step 7

Lightly grease the baking paper, slice the log into thin discs and place on baking paper.
Step 8

Bake for 7-9 minutes. Remove biscuits from oven, allow to set. Cool.
Step 9

Beat icing sugar and orange juice until they form a smooth paste.
Step 10

Carefully transfer the biscuits to a cooling rack, put the icing into a piping bag, then drizzle over the cool biscuits in your favorite patterns.