Biscuits, Bars And Cookies Recipes - Spicy Pepper Biscuits

Ingredients

• 200g/3/4 cup plain flour

• 50g/1/4 cup corn-flour

• 10ml/2 tsp baking powder

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp ground cardamom

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp ground ginger

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp grated nutmeg

• 2.5m/1/2 tsp ground allspice

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

• 225g/8oz butter or margarine, at room temperature

• 90g/1/2 cup light brown sugar

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp vanilla essence

• 5ml/1 tsp finely grated lemon rind

• 50ml/1/4 cups whipping cream

• 75g/3/4 cup finely ground almonds

• 50ml/2 tbsp icing sugar

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Sift the flour, corn-flour, baking powder, spices, salt and pepper into a bowl.

2. Cream the butter or margarine and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla essence and lemon rind.

3. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture alternately With the cream, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in the ground almonds.

4. Shape the dough into 2cm/3/4in balls. Place them on ungreased baking sheets about 2.5cm/1in apart. Bake until golden brown underneath, about 15-20 minutes.

5. Leave to cool on the baking sheets for about 1 minute before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Before serving, sprinkle lightly with icing sugar.