Happy Birthday Biscuits:
For this recipe, letter stencil cutters will be needed. If you can’t find any, try buying children’s modelling clay cutters - as long as they haven’t been used they will work just as well!
Ingredients:
250g (9oz) plain white flour
Three tbsps honey
150g (5oz) butter
One tbsp baking powder
One tsp ground allspice
Method:
Preheat your oven to 180 deg C/350 deg F/gas mark four. Melt your honey and butter in a small pan over a low heat. Sieve your flour, baking powder and allspice into a bowl. Roll into a dough, wrap in cling film and place in the fridge to chill for an hour or so. Then lightly dust a clean surface with flour and roll out to about one and a half cm thick. Cut into shapes spelling out “Happy Birthday“ and your friend‘s name, using your letter cutters.
Place on a lightly greased tray and bake in the centre of the oven for about 10 minutes. Remove and leave to cool. Arrange carefully on a plate before the big day.
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Sugar Free Hearts:
These biscuits will make a perfect gift for your loved one on Valentine’s Day. Try presenting one in a box tied up with a ribbon.
Ingredients:
250g (9oz) plain white flour
Three tbsps sugar free apricot jam
150g (5oz) butter
One tbsp baking powder
One egg
One large bar diabetic dark chocolate
Method:
Preheat your oven to 180 deg C/350 deg F/gas mark four. Beat your butter and sugar free apricot jam together in a large bowl. Then beat your egg separately and mix in. Sieve your flour and baking powder into the bowl. Roll into a dough. Lightly dust a clean surface with flour and roll out to about one and a half cm thick.
Cut into small heart shapes - or one large heart shape. Place on a lightly greased tray and bake in the centre of the oven for about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and leave to cool. Melt one or two squares of dark diabetic chocolate per heart and spread over each biscuit. Allow chocolate to harden.
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New Year Biscuits:
125g (4.5oz) butter
250g (9oz) plain flour
Three tbsps granulated sweetener (check manufacturer’s instructions)
One egg, beaten
Small metal horseshoe shape
Method:
Preheat your oven to 180 deg C/350 deg F/gas mark four. Cream your butter and granulated sweetener together in a bowl until light and creamy. Beat your egg separately then add to the mixture. Sieve your flour and baking powder into the bowl. Roll into a dough. Lightly dust a clean surface with flour and roll out to about one and a half cm thick.
Using a cookie cutter, cut into circular shapes. Press your horseshoe shape on to each biscuit. Place on a lightly greased tray and bake in the centre of the oven for about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and leave to cool. Give to your friends at New Year to wish them luck for the next 12 months.
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Sugar Free Pecan Cookies:
This is a nice flavoursome biscuit. The honey flavour works well with the pecan.
Ingredients:
125g (4.5oz) butter
125g (4.5oz) plain flour
Three tbs honey
One tsp tsp vanilla extract
One egg
125g (4.5oz) plain flour
Half tsp bicarbonate of soda
50g (1.5oz) pecans
Method:
Preheat your oven to 180 deg C/350 deg F/gas mark four. Melt your honey and butter in a small pan over a low heat. Sieve your flour and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl.
Stir in the hot melted liquid. Add your vanilla essence. Beat your egg in a small bowl then stir that in too. Add your pecans. Roll into a dough, wrap in cling film and place in the fridge to chill for an hour or so. Then roll into small balls, place on a lightly greased tray and press down on each with a fork.
Bake in the centre of the oven for about 10 minutes. Remove and leave to cool.