Breads, Biscuits and Cakes Recipes - Lemon Butter Biscuits

Ingredients

• 100 g/4 oz/1 cup ground rice

• 100g/4 oz/1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour

• 75 g/3 oz/1/3 cup caster (superfine) sugar

• A pinch of salt

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp baking powder

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup butter

• Grated rind of 1 lemon

• 1 egg, beaten

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Method:

1. Mix the ground rice, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together in a bowl.

2. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

3. Stir in the lemon rind and mix with enough of the egg to form a firm dough.

4. Knead gently, then roll out on a floured surface and cut into shapes with a biscuit cutter.

5. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake at 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4 for 30 minutes.

6. Cool slightly then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.