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Dundee Biscuits
Dundee Biscuits is a traditional Scottish recipe for a classic light biscuit (cookie) of a flour, butter, sugar and egg dough that's cut into rounds, brushed with egg, topped with slivered almonds and baked until set and golden brown. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Scottish version of: Dundee Biscuits.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
25 minutes
Total Time:
45 minutes
Makes:
12
Rating: 
Tags : Baking RecipesScottish Recipes
These are classic Scottish short biscuits that have almond slivers both as decoration and to add interest. Simple to make, yet truly delicious.
Ingredients:
225g plain flour
100g butter, diced
50g caster sugar
1 egg, separated
50g slivered
almonds
Method:
Sift the flour into a bowl, add the butter and rub in with your fingers until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and stir to combine then tip the egg yolk into the mixture. Stir to combine and bring the mixture together as a stiff dough.
Turn the dough onto a floured surface and roll out to about 5mm thick. Prick the surface with a fork (to prevent curling whilst baking) then cut into 5cm rounds with a pastry cutter. Place these rounds on a well-greased baking tray and brush with the lightly-beaten egg white. Sit several slivers of almonds on top (about 5 per biscuit is good) and brush with the egg white again. Place the prepared biscuits in an oven pre-heated to 170°C (325°F/Gas Mark 3) and bake for about 25 minutes, or until cooked through and a pale golden brown.
Allow to cool for 10 minutes on the baking tray then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an air-tight jar.
