Ginger, Lime and Chili Biscuits
Prep. Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
70 mins
Serves:
12 biscuits
This biscuit is inspired by the showstopper challenge provided by Munya Chawawa, who created cameo pictures of Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood on layered biscuits of ginger shortbread, zesty lime buttercream and chili biscuit.
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Ingredients
GINGER SHORTBREAD:
130g butter
60g caster sugar
1 tablespoon ginger puree
180g all-purpose flour
0.5 teaspoon salt
LIME BUTTERCREAM
115g butter
0.25 teaspoon salt
225g caster sugar
1.5 tablespoons heavy cream
Zest of half lime
1 tablespoon lime juice
CHILI BISCUITS:
130g butter
60g caster sugar
2 egg yolks
150g all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 tablespoon gochugaru (chili flakes)
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Instructions
GINGER SHORTBREAD:
Cream the butter and sugar.
Beat in the ginger, flour and salt.
Squeeze the ingredients into a shortbread paste, and chill for at least 30 minutes.
Roll out, cut into biscuits.
Bake at 330°F for about 12 minutes (depends on the size of your cookies)
ZESTY BUTTERCREAM
Whip the butter and salt.
Slowly add the sugar and cream.
Beat in the cream, zest and juice.
Chill.
CHILI BISCUITS
Cream the butter and sugar.
Beat in the eggs. Add and mix in the flour, cocoa and chili flakes.
Refrigerate the paste for at least 30 minutes before rolling, cutting and baking at 325°F for about 12 minutes.
ASSEMBLY:
Let the shortbread and biscuits cool completely, because it's no fun trying to put cold buttercream onto warm biscuits.
Put shortbread on the bottom, smooth on the buttercream, balance a chili biscuit on the top, and decorate with sifted powdered sugar and grated lime.
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