Follow the steps below to learn how to cut and shape the Custard Cream dough, use the step by step photos and video in the recipe card to help you. Icing Sugar (Confectioner's Sugar - US): Used for its very fine texture and because it dissolves without leaving any grain. Authentic looking Custard Creams are wonderful but if you don't have the biscuit cutters it doesn't mean you have to miss out! Jump to Recipe Orange biscuits These orange biscuits are a simple butter biscuit with a zing of orange flavour. They’re a great, easy bake to make with kids.

Unfortunately, they were banned in the states in the early 1900s because they were thought to produce a fungus that was killing pine trees. With this classic recipe, I'll show you how to shape the Custard Creams in two ways. You can either roll the biscuit dough into small balls and flatten them with a fork before baking - or, learn how to use a Custard Cream biscuit cutter to shape and print the biscuits with the classic Custard Cream pattern. You'll love this recipe because: Take pieces of dough and roll them into balls about the size of a walnut / ping pong ball. I normally give my kids the pieces of dough so they get the right amount and let them roll them into balls.

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Orange biscuits are a delicious, simple cookie kids will love making (and eating!) We’ve taken an easy biscuit recipe and added a subtle pop of orange flavour, taking the humble butter biscuit to the next level.

Orange biscuits can be kept in an air-tight container for up to a week. If you want to keep them for longer you can freeze them for a few months. Simply individually wrap them in cling film them pop them in a freezer bag. What other biscuits can I make with my kids? With this easy recipe now you can make orange cream biscuits at home which are way healthier than the store-bought ones. Note: You can easily do this by hand using your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour mixture. Melt in the mouth Custard Creams perfect with an afternoon cuppa. These delicious homemade biscuits are so simple to bake you'll never want to buy shop-bought ones again! Make sure to cream the butter and sugar together really well at the beginning, adding air to the mixture to help to keep the biscuits light and crisp.If your kids are old enough, get them to help you zest the orange. We normally use the small side of our grater but you can use a zester if you have one. And if you have any left over oranges, why not use them up in these orange cupcakes, our orange sponge cake, or our no bake orange cheesecake. Useful equipment To grate the orange, hold the handle of the grater with one hand and then push the orange downwards over the grater ‘teeth’. Always keep fingers away from the grater ‘teeth’, as they are very sharp. Cream together the butter, icing sugar, custard powder, vanilla and milk. Beat until smooth, pale and the consistency of spreadable butter.