Recipe#008: Joan's Empire Biscuits

Just as Christmas wouldn't be the same without the Queen's message, so too would something be missing if Joan's nod to the British Empire in the form of these traditional biscuits be absent from the sweet table. On a blue rimmed plate, they look like the RAF emblem on the side of a WWII Spitfire! WOW!

 Ingredients: 

 Biscuit: 

1/2 lb [225g] butter 

1/2 cup [113g] icing sugar 

1/2 cup [113g] corn starch [corn flour] 

2 cups [453g] plain flour 

2 tbsp milk pinch of salt 

 Filling: 

Jar seedless raspberry jam 

 Topping: 

 1/2 cup Icing sugar, a few drops [1 tsp] of milk to achieve spreadability 

Diced red cherries to suit 

 Method: 

 In a large bowl, mix first four ingredients together [with fingers] 

When dough is thoroughly mixed, add milk and roll into one large ball Refrigerate for 10mins 

Roll dough between two pieces of wax paper until 1/4 inch think 

*-Hint: Put dough in the fridge for half an hour to cool butter ingredient and make easier to roll 

Use 2 1/2" or 3" cookie cutter to cut into circles 

Bake in 325º oven till light brown 

[Watch carefully so as not to over brown the biscuits] 

Remove from trays and cool completely Sandwich biscuits with jam, "raspberry is best" Ice top of biscuit with plain icing and a place small piece of diced cherry, done.