Shrewsbury Biscuits Recipe - English Shrewsbury Cake Recipe

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Shrewsbury Biscuits Recipe - English Shrewsbury Cake Recipe with step wise pictures.

So easy and buttery shrewsbury biscuits adapted from mary berry cookbook. This cookies is super easy to make and taste great with a cup of coffee or tea.

A Shrewsbury cake or Shrewsbury biscuit is a classic English dessert, named after Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire. They are made from dough that contains sugar, flour, egg, butter and lemon zest; dried fruit is also often added. Shrewsbury cakes can be small in size for serving several at a time, or large for serving as a dessert in themselves.

I was looking for a easy butter biscuits recipe for a long time. Finally i made this cookies or biscuits recipe  and it was super hit. This biscuits were crispy and tasty.

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Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

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Shrewsbury Biscuits Recipe

Aarthi

So easy and buttery shrewsbury biscuits adapted from mary berry cookbook. This cookies is super easy to make and taste great with a cup of coffee or tea.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine British

Servings 15 to 20 cookies

Aarthi

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ Unsalted Butter - 100 grams
• ▢ Caster Sugar - ½ cup 100 grams
• ▢ Egg - 1
• ▢ Lemon Zest - from one lemon grated
• ▢ Currants - 50 grams
• ▢ All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 ¾ cup 200 grams
• ▢ Caster sugar for sprinkling on top

(My 1 cup measures 240 ml)

Instructions

 

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  Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
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  Separate one egg. Set aside.
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  Take soft butter in a bowl and add sugar and cream well.
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  Now add in one egg yolk and mix well.
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  Add lemon zest and mix well.
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  Add flour and currant and shape it into a dough.
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  Roll out the dough and cut into rounds.
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  Arrange it on a baking pan. brush top with a beaten egg white and sprinkle caster sugar on top.
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  Bake for 12 to 15 mins.
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  Remove and cool completely.
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  Serve.

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1)Separate one egg.

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2)Take butter in a bowl

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3)Add in caster sugar

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4)Beat till creamy

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5)Add in one egg yolk

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6)Mix well

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7)Grate in one lemon zest

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8)Add in flour

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9)Add in dried currants

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10)Mix well

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11)Shape it into a dough ball

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12)Place it on a floured surface

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13)Roll it out

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14)Use a cookie cutter to cut it out

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15)I used a fluted round cutter

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16)Set aside

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17)Once everything is cut out

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18)Place it on a parchment lined baking tray

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19)Lightly beat the egg white.

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19)Use a pastry brush to brush on top of the biscuits

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20)Now everything is brushed well

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21)Sprinkle caster sugar over it.

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22)Time to bake

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23)Done

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24)Serve

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