If you have not yet visited Nina’s lovely blog please do so by clicking HERE. Nina asked me to prepare a quick and delicious recipe for you and the listeners, one that represents myself and the blog. I thought about this for a while and decided that it would have to be something baked – given that my passion for food started with childhood baking projects, and my sweet tooth! At the moment life revolves around my family, and in particular the tiny humans that I have the privilege of caring for each day. In practical terms this means that I do not have time to stand in the kitchen for hours on end, and like most of the recipes I make these days this one can be made up very quickly. In fact, I whipped up the latest batch just yesterday in the 10 minutes I had between finishing feeding the baby and having to leave for the afternoon school run! Never a dull moment, eh mums?
TOP DECK TEA BISCUITS
- 200g butter, room temperature
- 120g castor sugar
- 260g plain flour
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 3 tbsp cocoa
- granulated sugar / icing sugar to decorate (optional)
1.) To make the butter biscuit dough: place 100g butter and 60g castor sugar in a bowl and cream until combined and fluffy. Add 150g flour and half the salt and mix until the dough comes together, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Continue to mix until you have a smooth dough, then set aside.
2.) To make the chocolate biscuit dough: place the remaining 100g butter and 60g castor sugar in a bowl and cream together. Add the remaining 110g flour, salt and cocoa and mix to form a smooth dough.
3.) Dust your work surface with plenty of flour. Roll the chocolate dough into a square (approximately 21cm) with a thickness of 5mm. Repeat with the butter biscuit dough. Place the chocolate square on a baking tray and paint the surface with a little water. Carefully lift the butter biscuit square and place on top of the chocolate layer. Press down gently. Cover the biscuit dough with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.
4.) Preheat your oven to 170°C and line a baking tray with baking paper. Remove the biscuit dough from the fridge and trim the edges to give you a neat square. Cut the dough into squares roughly 4cm each and arrange on the baking tray. Use a fork to prick the top of each biscuit. (Optional: sprinkle granulated sugar over the cookies before baking for extra crunch.)
Serving suggestion: dust the biscuits with some icing sugar before serving. If you are feeling decadent you could also drizzle the biscuits with melted chocolate.
Yummy biscuits! Enjoy the time with Nina and on air! 🙂
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Thanks Zirkie! Had a great morning. 🙂
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