Apricot and Nut Biscuits

Name: Apricot and Nut Biscuits
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 4 ½ oz caster sugar; 1 tsp good vanilla extract; ¼ tsp cinnamon; 1 egg (large); 6 ¼ oz plain flour; 2 oz coarsely chopped apricots; 1½ oz flaked toasted almonds

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Cook: 15 mins

Serves: 20

Ingredients

4 ½ oz caster sugar
1 tsp good vanilla extract
¼ tsp cinnamon
1 egg (large)
6 ¼ oz plain flour
2 oz coarsely chopped apricots
1½ oz flaked toasted almonds

Accompaniment

Method

1
In a large bowl beat the butter,sugar,vanilla& cinnamon with
an electric mixer until light & fluffy(about 2 mins) beat in
the egg,stir in the plain flour until just mixed,stir in the
apricots & almonds.

Put the dough onto a long piece of clingfilm roll into a sausage shape approx 12 inches long and 4cm in diameter wrap the dough in the clingfilm and put in fridge to chill and firm up for 2 hrs.

Pre-heat oven gas mark 4 line 2 baking trays with baking parchment, cut the dough into 1/2 inch thick slices put the slices onto trays leave room between each one.

Bake until they are golden brown at the edges about 15 mins.

Take biscuits of trays put onto cooling wires to get cold.

Enjoy.