SCOTTISH EMPIRE BISCUITS
225g butter
100g caster sugar
250g plain flour
custard powder 50g
Rasperberry Jam
Glazed Cherries
400g icing sugar
100ml milk
*Line baking tray with greaseproof paper and preheat oven on Multilevel setting to 190 deg.
*Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy
*Gently sift flour and custard powder in until smooth
*roll out dough until about 5cm thickness, take pastry cutters and cut into circles
*place onto baking tray and bake in oven for about 8-10 minutes
*remove and fill with jam and finish with icing sugar as follows:-
Mix icing sugar and milk until thick creamy mixture then spread and finish with cherry on top.
When do I add the milk?
Hi,
The milk is used with the icing sugar to make the topping. Mix milk with icing sugar. Hope this helps, happy baking.
Thank you so much! I never thought about the icing!! I will be making them this weekend.
No problem, hope you enjoy.
And the SIZE of the packet of custard? The recipe requires 2/3 – but the quantity very much depends on the amount in the packet! Help!
Hi,
Sorry its a 75g packet so use about 50g.
Let me know how you get on.
Thank you.
I didn’t realise these were Scottish and I’m Scottish! We just take them for granted here. These are my sister in law’s favourite biscuit/cake.
An Empire biscuit is a sweet biscuit popular in the United Kingdom, particularly in Scotland, and other Commonwealth countries. It is considered a traditional Scottish snack but is also popular in Northern Ireland, and it is an iconic dish in Winnipeg, Canada.