Christmas has been and gone, all far to quickly, many apologies for being away from the blog so long, was tasting some delicious and festive food and becoming far too fat from all the portions of Christmas pudding that were shovelled onto my plate. Added to which having two roasts in two days can take it out of you a bit, although this year I will try to eat a wider variety of food, I promise..
Although Christmas is over, the festive season is still upon us and this is now the time to try experimenting with all those recipes that you always wanted to but were too nervous to before. However this precise recipe is not hard, and it's still going to keep a little bit of Christmas spirit going in your home. You can even have them with a glass of mulled wine (or maybe even two...)
Your going to need:
200g self raising flour
100g butter, make sure its in cubes
100g light brown sugar
100g light brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon (a little goes a long way)
1/2 tsp ground ginger (optional)
1 egg, beat it lightly
12 clear, boiled sweets
Method
Preheat the oven to 180 c. Put the flour and butter in the food processor until it looks like breadcrumbs. Then pop in the sugar and spices and mix again. Put in a bowl and add an egg and then stir until it all comes together. Knead gently until it is smooth and then put onto a surface that has been lightly covered in flour. Roll to about 3-4mm, thats roughly the same thickness as £1. Cut into stars with a cutter and then spread evenly onto a baking pan. If you want to add a glass effect in the middle simply cut out a circle in the centre of the biscuits and put in a boiled sweet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden. Decorate with icing sugar. Easy!
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