Brown Butter Biscuits

Brown butter biscuits is a recipe adapted from page 42 of the July/August 2022 edition of Tesco’s magazine.

Ingredients

  • 1 stick (125 g/4.4 oz) butter
  • ½ cup (110 g/3.9 oz) superfine sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2½ cups (350 g/12 oz) self-rising flour
Brown Butter Biscuits

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Procedure

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (356 °F). Line 2 baking sheets.
  2. Melt the butter in a pan over a medium heat for 3–5 minutes until the surface is foamy.
  3. Leave it to cool for 5 minutes.
  4. Whisk in the sugar until dissolved.
  5. Leave it to cool for 10–15 minutes until lukewarm.
  6. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
  7. Fold in the flour until combined.
  8. Roll the dough into 20 balls and place on the prepared baking sheets.
  9. Flatten the biscuits with a fork.
  10. Bake for 12–14 minutes until golden.
  11. Transfer the biscuits to a wire rack and leave it to cool.

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