Bourbon Biscuits
Per serving
A real old favourite from the UK, this biscuit was created in 1910 by the Peek Freans biscuit company. It is basically two chocolate biscuits sandwiched together with a chocolate flavoured cream filling and this recipe attempts to replicate the biscuit greenchronicle.com
Ingredients
- plain flour↗4 ounces
- baking powder↗1⁄2 teaspoon
- cocoa↗1⁄2 ounce
- butter↗2 ounces
- caster sugar or 2 ounces superfine sugar↗2 ounces
- golden syrup↗1 tablespoon
- granulated sugar, for coating the biscuits↗
- for filling
- chocolate, melted↗1 ounce
- water↗1 1⁄2 tablespoons
- icing sugar or 2 ounces confectioners' sugar, sifted↗2 ounces
- vanilla extract↗1⁄8 teaspoon
Step-by-step instructions
- 1
Sift together flour, baking powder and cocoa.
- 2
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy and beat in syrup.
- 3
Stir in half of the flour mixture.
- 4
Turn dough on to working surface and knead in remaining flour mixture.
- 5
Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness.
- 6
Sprinkle top with granulated sugar and press in with rolling pin.
- 7
Cut dough into neat fingers (approx. 1 x 2 1/2 inches).
- 8
Lift on to greased baking sheet.
- 9
Prick each biscuit 2 or 3 times with a fork.
- 10
Bake at 325oF/160oC/gas mark 3 for 15-20 minutes.
- 11
Cool.
- 12
Beat all remaining ingredients for filling together.
- 13
Sandwich biscuits together in pairs.
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