LEMON MELTING MOMENTS

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Categories     Cookies     Citrus

Yield 20 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/3 cups (200g) plain flour
2/3 cup (100g) cornflour
225gunsalted butter, chopped and softened
1/2 cup (80g) icing sugar, sifted and extra to dust
3 lemons, zested
1tsp vanilla extract
PASSIONFRUIT FILLING
4 passionfruit, pulp removed
1 1/4cups (200g) icing sugar, sifted
1 Tblsp liquid glucose
80g unsalted butter, softened

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 170C. Sift flours with 1/4 tsp salt into a bowl. Using an electric mixture, beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add zest and vanilla, then gradually beat in combined flours until mixture just comes together. Roll 2 tsp dough into balls, placing them on two oven trays lined with baking paper. Using a floured flat bottom of a glass flatten balls to 3.5 cm rounds, then, using the back of a floured fork, mark biscuits with lines. bake for 12 minutes, swapping trays half way, or until biscuits are light golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Makes 40. Meanwhile, to make filling, press pulp through a fine sieve, reserving seeds. Place 2 Tblspjuice,3tsp reserved seeds and remaining ingredients into the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on high speed until fluffy. Refrigerate for 30 mins. Spread filling on 20 biscuits and sandwich with the remaining. Dust with icing sugar to serve.

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