Festive Spiced Biscuits

Step 1

1. Sift the Plain Flour, Self Raising Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Baking Soda, Cinnamon and Mixed Spice into a bowl. Then, add in the salt and whisk together evenly.

2. In another bowl, combine the Soft Brown Sugar and Castor Sugar together breaking up any lumps with a spoon. Add in the honey and set aside.

3. In a mixing bowl, place the butter and cream until on medium-low speed until it is smooth. Add in the sugar and continue to mix for about 2 minutes until fluffy. Scrape down the bowl to ensure that all the sugar is evenly combined.

4. Next, mix in the dry ingredients in 2 additions. Again, scrape down the bowl to ensure all the dry ingredients are evenly combined. Pour the dough out and push together with your hands to form a rough block, wrap with cling film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Meanwhile, line your baking sheets with parchment paper.

5. Pre-heat the oven to 160°C. Once the dough is firm, place it in between 2 big sheets of parchment paper. Then, use a rolling pin to roll the dough out into 5mm thickness. Dust the biscuit cutter with some flour and start cutting out the biscuits. Arrange the biscuits on the prepared baking sheets. If the dough starts to get soft at any time, refrigerate it again to firm it back up before re-rolling or cutting.

6. Bake the biscuits for 16-17 minutes until golden brown. Half way through baking, do reverse the trays so that the biscuits get an even colour. Once baked, remove the baking sheets and leave to cool for 10 minutes. Thereafter, transfer the biscuits to a cooling rack to cool completely before storing in an air tight jar.