Honey Rose Biscuits
2013-11-04 18:02:52
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup icing sugar
- 1 cup plain flour
- 2 jars (100g) Ming Cha Rose Honey
- 100g unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
- Rose Petal topping
- 1 egg white
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp Rose Tea
Instructions
- Turn on the oven to 180 degrees celsius
- Add the flour, butter and sugar in the bowl of a food processor and pulse for about two minutes to combine.
- Then add Ming Cha Rose Honey and pulse several times, until a dough forms.
- Turn dough onto a very lightly floured surface, gather it together and kneed until it all comes together, then roll it gently into a log.
- Wrap log in cling film or wax paper and transfer to the fridge for at least 30 minutes to chill.
- When ready to bake, line a baking sheet with baking paper.
- Remove log from fridge and cut 1/3 inch slices off the log, rotating the log as you go to ensure that cookie slices stay round.
- Transfer cookies to the prepared baking sheet, leaving 1/2 inch between each.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until biscuits are just starting to brown.
- Leave on the baking tray to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to racks.
- To make to Rose petal topping
- Pace the rose tea in a mortar and pestle and pound gently until crushed.
- In a separate bowl whisk egg white and sugar together with a fork until well combined and sugar has dissolved.
- Use a pasty brush to brush the top of the cool biscuits with the egg white mixture.
- Sprinkle crushed rose petals on the top and shake off excess.
- Leave to set and then place in an airtight container.
- Biscuits will keep in air tight container for several days.
Notes
- Serve with Rose Tea
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