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Vanilla spiral biscuits

Name: Vanilla spiral biscuits
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 15-20
Ingredients: plain flour to dust; ½ batch of universal dough (see below); red and green food colouring paste

Ailsa Burt

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Makes 15-20

Easy

Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 15 mins

plus chilling and cooling

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Make these spiral biscuits as a festive gift at Christmas for friends and family. Made with red and green food colouring, they use our universal dough recipe

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Ingredients

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plain flour

to dust
½ batch of universal dough

(see below)
red and green food colouring paste

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Nutrition: Per serving (20)

kcal96
fat4g
saturates3g
carbs13g
sugars5g
fibre0.4g
protein1g
salt0.1g

Method

step 1

Make the biscuit dough. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6 and line a large baking sheet with baking parchment. Lightly dust a clean work surface with flour and divide the dough into three. Put one piece in a bowl and beat in enough red food colouring paste to make it a vibrant red using electric beaters. Clean the beaters and repeat with a second batch of dough and the green food colouring. Cover, then chill the dough for 15 mins.
step 2

On the dusted work surface, roll out the dough into neat rectangles, around ½cm thick. Make the red layer slightly larger, then layer on the green and finally the plain dough. Roll up into a tight spiral, brushing off any excess flour with a pastry brush, and return to the fridge to chill for 20 mins. Using a very sharp knife, trim the two ends then cut into 1cm thick slices and arrange on the baking tray. Bake for 10-15 mins until golden. Leave to cool on the tray for 15 mins before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Will keep in an airtight container for three days.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Christmas 2023

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