stainglass biscuits

Ingredients: 100g self raising flour, 50g caster sugar, a pinch of salt, 50g butter, 1 large egg yolk, boiled sweets (we used Foxes Glacier Fruits), strawberry laces.

1) Sift flour, sugar and salt into a bowl. Chop the butter into chunks and rub into the dry ingredients.

2) Mix in the egg yolk and squash the dough until it comes together in a ball. Leave in the fridge for ½ hour. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180º / Gas mark 4.

3) Roll out the dough and use cookie cutters or a sharp knife to make the biscuit shapes. Don't forget to make holes in the middle, for the pattern. Pop them on an over tray, covered in baking paper and pop boiled sweets in the holes- if it's a big hole it will need 2 or 3 sweets. Prick holes in the top, for hanging (I used a knitting needle).

4) Bake for approximately 15 minutes, until golden brown. When out of the oven, let the sweets set a bit and then transfer them on to a rack. Leave to cool for about an hour and then thread through the laces. 

Enjoy!