Easter Biscuits

Easter biscuits are made across Britain and traditionally they are served after church on Easter Sunday. They are presented tide in a bundle of three to represent the Holy Trinity.

These little biscuits are part of our traditional heritage here at Easter in Britain and eaten alongside ‘hot cross buns’, ‘Simnel cake’, and abundant quantities of chocolate being in the form of Chocolate Easter Eggs. It's also tradition in my household to have a ‘Easter Nest Chocolate Cake’ .

If you are lucky, you may even find Easter Bunny hiding his Chocolate Easter Eggs for children armed with little baskets to go ‘Easter Egg Hunting’, seeking out Easter Bunnies chocolate Eggs and collecting them to eat, oh what fun!

Easter Biscuits

They will keep well for a week in an airtight container.

Makes around 18-20

Ingredients
150g (5 oz) softened butter
125g (4½ oz) caster sugar, plus a little extra for sprinkling
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
2 egg yolks
250g (9 oz) plain flour, plus extra for dusting
½ tsp mixed spice
40g (1½ oz) currants
10g (½ oz) mixed citrus peel

You will also need 2 large baking trays lined with non-stick parchment paper. 7cm (3 in) fluted round cutter.

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/350°F/Gas mark 4. Cream the butter, sugar and lemon zest together until fluffy and light in colour. Beat in the egg yolks until fully incorporated, and then beat in all the remaining ingredients until it forms a ball. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and roll out to about 5mm (approx ¼ in) thickness. Cut out rounds of biscuits with 7cm (3 in) fluted round cutter, re-rolling the trimmings until all used up. Place onto the prepared baking trays leaving a little space apart. Bake for 15-18 minutes until pale and golden. Sprinkle with a little caster sugar over each biscuit from the oven and then leave on a wire rack to fully cool. Stack into a bunch of three and tie each stack with a ribbon to serve and represent the Holy Trinity.

Lastly, sit back in wonder of what delights you have created, and sample these heavenly creations with a glass of cold milk....mmmmmmmm.