ingredients.
- (2) tbsp honey
- (1) oz unsalted butter
- (1/3) cup light brown sugar
- (1¼) cup self-rising flour
- (1) tsp ground ginger
- (1) orange, zested and juiced
- (1/3) cup ground almonds
- (1) large egg, beaten
To Decorate
- white fondant icing (I used this recipe, but you can by in baking aisle at grocery store)
- honey
- (1) apple
- food coloring, red and yellow
directions.
- Put the honey, butter and sugar into a pan; stir over a low heat until the butter melts
- Sift the flour and ginger into a bowl
- Add the orange zest and ground almonds, stir well
- Pour in the egg, butter mixture and orange juice
- Stir until the mixture comes together, then knead on a lightly floured surface for a couple of minutes
- Wrap the dough in cling wrap and pop in the freezer for 30 minutes to firm up
- Heat the oven to 350ºF
- Roll out the dough until about ¼ inch thick and stamp out the biscuits using a biscuit cutter (I used a 1½-inch round cutter, yield will vary depending on the size you use)
- Put the biscuits on parchment paper lined baking sheets
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until pale golden
- Cool on a wire rack
To Decorate
- Roll out the fondant icing on baking parchment and stamp out rounds using the biscuit cutter
- Brush the biscuits centers with honey and place the icing on top
- Cut one-third off the apple, avoiding the core
- Carve out 2 eyes and a mouth on the apple flesh
- Mix the food coloring to make orange (I used 3 drops red and 10 drops yellow)
- Paint cut side of the apple with orange food coloring
- Stamp on to the iced biscuits
- Leave to dry
Recipe from woman & home Feel Good Food – Autumn 2013
