Midnight Biscuits
- 2 ounces butter
- 2 ounces caster sugar
- 2 ounces plain flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- caster sugar, to dredge
- Put sugar and butter in a bowl and cream until light and fluffy (or until your arm really aches if having the food mixer on will wake the whole house!
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- Sift the flour and cinnamon into the bowl and mix to form a smooth dough.
- Roll out on a lightly floured surface to about 1/8in (3mm) thick.
- Cut out rounds using a 2in cutter and place on a greased baking sheet.
- Knead and reroll trimmings until you have no more dough left.
- Dredge the biscuits with caster sugar and bake at gas mark 4/180degC/350degF for 8-9 minutes until just firm to the touch.
- These biscuits do harden up as they cool - if you leave them to cook until they feel cooked enough you will end up with something which sounds just like a ceramic tile when you tap it against the worktop!
- Leave to stand for a minute or two and then transfer to wire racks to cool.
butter, sugar, flour, ground cinnamon, caster sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/midnight-biscuits-133840 (may not work)