Swiss Biscuits

Swiss Biscuits

Serves 6

Ingredients :


100g/4oz butter

50g/2oz refined sugar

1 egg

11

⁄2 tablespoons freshly squeezed

orange juice

1 tablespoon grated orange rind

300g/11oz flour

1

⁄8 teaspoon carbonate of soda

75g/3oz shredded walnuts

100g/4oz chocolate (at

least seventieth cocoa solids),

coarsely grated


• Grease a medium baking receptacle.

• Cream the butter and sugar till light-weight and soft. Add the egg and beat

well. drill the fruit juice and grated zest. during a separate bowl, sift

together with the flour and carbonate of soda, then beat into the creamed

mixture. Stir within the walnuts and chocolate. Wrap the mixture in cling

film. Chill till firm enough to handle. form into a roll concerning

2.5cm/1in in diameter, wrap and chill once more till terribly firm.

• heat up the kitchen appliance to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark four.

• Cut the roll into slices concerning 1cm/1

⁄2in thick, place on the baking receptacle

and bake within the kitchen appliance for 10–12 minutes. take away from the kitchen appliance, slide

off the receptacle employing a spatula and funky on a wire rack