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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Cakes => Topic started by: cookie1 on November 25, 2012, 06:45:29 am
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Orangeand Currant Biscuits
Ingredients
1 cup currants
1/8 cup of orange liquer eg Grand Marnier
2 cups plain flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon carb soda
½ teaspoon salt
90g unsalted butter
110g sugar
1 large egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 orange, zested
Preparation
Preheat oven to 1800C
In a small bowl put currants and liquer. Leave to soak until required. Stirring occasionally.
Place butter and sugar into bowl and beat on speed 3 for about 30 seconds.
Add egg and vanilla and beat another 30 seconds.
Scrape down the bowl and add the flour mixture and use :: to bring it all together.
Add currants and the liquid from the bowl with the zest and :-: speed 3 until combined. Don't let the currants get squished up.
Roll into small balls and place on a tray lined with baking paper.
Bake 8-12 minutes .
I have based this recipe on one taken from here. (http://www.foodnetwork.com/12-days-of-cookies/package/index.html?xp=fn12days&nl=FN12DPC_20121119_Body)
I have changed it quite a lot though. These were a little dry so next time I may put a tiny bit of milk in if it is needed.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/25/u2egaga8.jpg)
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Cookie these look interesting. I Love currants in Biscuits.
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Thank you for posting this :)
I like currants and DH likes orange so these should make us both happy!