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Melting moments

Name: Melting moments
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 200 g butter; 60 g icing sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 200 g plain flour; 60 g custard powder; 60 g butter; 120 g icing sugar; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1 tbsp lemon juice

Lemon buttercream sandwich biscuits

Custard-powder biscuits sandwiched with lemon buttercream

Features:Vegetarian

Cuisine:

Australian

Melting moments are the soft, crumbly biscuits found in Australian and New Zealand bakery jars and grandmother's tins, two rounds made with custard powder and icing sugar sandwiched with a lemon butter icing. The custard powder gives them their yellow colour and tender, short texture that melts in the mouth, hence the name. A common mistake is overbaking; they should be pale, not golden. Chef's tip: press each ball with a floured fork for the classic stripes.

Total time: 40 min
Difficulty: easy
Serves: 15

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Ingredients

Serves15

For the biscuits

7 oz buttersoftened
2 ⅛ oz icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
7 oz plain flour
2 ⅛ oz custard powder

For the filling

2 ⅛ oz buttersoftened
4 oz icing sugar
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tbsp lemon juice

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Method

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Step 1: Heat the oven to 350°F (300°F fan) and line two trays. Beat 7 oz butter, 2 ⅛ oz icing sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract until pale and fluffy.
5 min
Step 2: Sift in 7 oz plain flour and 2 ⅛ oz custard powder and mix to a soft dough.
3 min
Step 3: Roll into 30 balls the size of a walnut and set on the trays. Flatten each gently with a floured fork.
10 min
Step 4: Bake for 12–15 minutes until firm but still pale. Cool on the trays for 5 minutes, then on a rack.
15 min
Step 5: Beat 2 ⅛ oz butter, 4 oz icing sugar, 1 tsp lemon zest and 1 tbsp lemon juice until fluffy.
3 min
Step 6: Sandwich pairs of cooled biscuits with the lemon buttercream.
5 min

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 220 kcal
Protein: 2 g
Carbs: 24 g
Fat: 13 g
Fibre: 0 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

Recipe by

KrazyBadal

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Good to know

How long does melting moments take?: About 40 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
How many people does it serve?: 15 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
Is it vegetarian?: Yes. It has no meat or fish.
What can I use instead of butter?: The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
What can I use instead of icing sugar?: Caster sugar, same amount.

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