Empire Biscuits Recipe
Treat yourself to some delicious Empire Biscuits! These buttery delights are made with flour, butter, icing sugar, vanilla and egg yolks. A perfect treat for tea time, simply spread with raspberry jam and top with glacé cherries. Enjoy!
The Empire Biscuits are a classic British treat that I've been baking since forever. It feels like I've been making them since I can remember, and they are always something I make sure to have on hand for the holidays.
A buttery shortcrust pastry base is filled with raspberry jam and topped with a thick layer of sweet icing, and a glacé cherry in the centre. Yeah, it's a delicious combination. And it couldn't be easier to make!
Making Empire Biscuits has become a family tradition over the years. Everyone gathers in the kitchen and helps to measure out the ingredients, roll out the dough, and cut out the circles. I always love to take it one step further and use a little baking ornament to press into the top of the biscuits, giving them a unique charm.
And I can never forget the delicious aroma of the finished biscuit, it's like a warm hug from the oven. These Empire Biscuits are just too scrumptious to resist!
Time to get your baking on, folks. Time to give those Empire Biscuits a go!
Why You’ll Love This Empire Biscuits Recipe Recipe
These are all the reasons I'm loving this Empire Biscuits Recipe recipe:
It's easy to make: This Empire Biscuit Recipe is simple and straightforward, taking only 35 minutes of prep time and 12 minutes to bake. The ingredients are easy to find and the instructions are straightforward. So you can make these delicious biscuits without any fuss.
It's fun to decorate: Decorating the Empire Biscuits is a great activity for family or friends. You can get creative and have a lot of fun by adding toppings like glacé cherries, icing and jam.
It's a great snack: With a balance of sweet and savory flavours, Empire Biscuits are the perfect snack. They're also a great source of energy, with 305 Kcal per serving. Best of all, they're stored easily in an airtight container, so you can bring them anywhere.
Empire Biscuits Recipe
Treat yourself to some delicious Empire Biscuits! These buttery delights are made with flour, butter, icing sugar, vanilla and egg yolks. A perfect treat for tea time, simply spread with raspberry jam and top with glacé cherries. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 175g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 100g cold salted butter, cut into cubes
- 335g icing sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 medium egg yolks
- 100g raspberry jam
- 50g glacé cherries, quartered
Instructions
- Step 1: Place the flour, butter, icing sugar (85g), vanilla and egg yolks into a food processor and blend in short bursts until incorporated (or rub the butter and flour together in your fingers and mix in the sugar, vanilla and egg yolks). If the mixture appears a bit dry, add ½ tbsp of water. Spread the lumpy mixture onto a flat surface and lightly knead until the dough is shaped into one. Cover and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Step 2: Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line two baking sheets with parchment. Sprinkle a work surface with a light layer of flour and roll the dough until it is 3mm thick. Cut circles from the dough with a 7cm cutter. Gather the remaining pieces of pastry and roll them out to make more biscuits. Place the discs of dough on the baking sheets and bake them for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden brown. Transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Step 3: Create a thick icing by combining the leftover icing sugar and 2-3 tsp of water. Spread the icing onto the top of the remaining biscuits, making sure to leave a rim around each one. Place a small glacé cherry in the centre of each biscuit and let it sit for half an hour. Then, spread jam over the un-iced biscuits and join the iced biscuits together, forming sandwiches. The biscuits can last up to two days if kept in a sealed container.
