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Gluten-free spiced Christmas biscuits

  • Hands-on time: 40 mins
  • Time to make: 52 mins
  • Serving: 24 people (makes about 24 biscuits)
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups gluten-free plain flour
  • ¼ cup fine polenta
  • 2 tablespoons gluten-free cocoa powder
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon (check this and other spices are gluten free)
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 40g reduced-fat spread
  • 1 egg
  • icing sugar, to dust (check this is gluten free)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat oven to 170°C. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Place flour, polenta, cocoa, sugar, spices, baking soda and spread in a food processor. Process until fine crumbs appear.

    2 Add egg and 1 1/2 tablespoons cold water and process until dough just sticks together. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently into a ball.

    3 Divide dough into 2 balls. Roll out each portion between 2 sheets of lightly floured baking paper to about 2-3mm thickness. Cut out biscuit shapes using 6.5cm cutters (stars, bells, snowflakes). Lift biscuits onto prepared tray and bake for 10-12 minutes or until just crisp.

    4 Lay a stencil over the hot biscuits and dust with icing sugar (this helps the sugar to set once the biscuits are cooled). Transfer biscuits to a wire rack to cool and serve.

    HFG tip

    Store biscuits in a single layer in an airtight container to avoid smudging the icing sugar. They will keep for up to four weeks in a cool, dry place.

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