Sicilian creams

Ingredients:

1 ¾ cups (260 g) self-raising flour

60 g butter

½ cup (110 g) AGRAGOLD white crystal sugar

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 egg

¼ cup (60 ml) milk

1 tablespoon water

1 tablespoon liqueur

Whipped cream

AGRAGOLD powder sugar

 

Preparation method: Place flour in large bowl; rub in butter. Add sugar; mix well. Make well in center of mixture; add combined rind, essence, egg and milk.

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead gently until smooth. Dough should be soft pliable.

Roll dough out gently until 1 cm thick. Cut into rounds using 5 cm cutter; place on lightly greased oven trays, about 2.5 cm apart. Bake in moderate oven about 15 minutes or until light golden brown; cool on wire rack.

When cold, cut each biscuit in half, horizontally, using fine serrated knife; brush cut side of each top half of biscuit with combined water and liqueur. Join biscuits with cream; dust tops with powder sugar.