Here’s an Easter Parade of Grandma’s baking with chicks and
chocolate to brighten our mood after the winter months. I'm tempted by these
Chocolate Orange Biscuits
5 oz/150g margarine or butter
3 oz/75g caster sugar
8 oz/225g plain flour
2 tsps baking powder
3 oz/75g plain chocolate
(chopped into small pieces)
Grated rind of an orange
1 tbsp orange juice
Pre heat the oven to 180C(fan 160C), Mark 4,350F. Beat
the margarine or butter until it’s light and fluffy. Then sift the flour
and baking powder straight onto the creamed mixture. Add the rest of the
ingredients and work the mixture together until you get a fairly
stiff paste. Roll out into a floured working surface, about ¼ inch/0.5cm thick.
Using a 2 inch/5cm plain cutter, cut out the biscuits and
place them on the baking sheets. Sprinkle them with a little extra
caster sugar and bake for about 20 minutes or until the biscuits are a nice
golden colour. Remove from the oven, leave to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes,
then place on a wire rack. Decorate with a dusting of icing sugar. Paste a
tiny amount of apricot jam in the centre of the biscuit and decorate with a
chocolate egg.
And there's more...
Indulge in Easter baking and you’ll put a Springtime smile on
the faces of your friends and families. Tell me about your baking for
Easter....