Earl Grey Butter Biscuits

Ingredients

• 1½ tbsp Earl Grey tea
• 9oz / 255g plain flour
• 3oz / 85g caster sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 6oz / 170g unsalted butter, softened
• granulated sugar for sprinkling

Method

Grind the tea leaves finely (but not to a powder) using a pestle and mortar.
In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar and Earl Grey tea together.
Add the butter and vanilla extract and rub in working well with your hands. It helps if you have warm hands, as this will make the dough come together well. You can also do this in an electric mixer using the paddle. Don’t worry about overworking the mixture as this is key in getting the consistency right. When the dough is smooth and no cracks appear then you’re ready to start making the biscuit shapes.

Take a small amount of dough and roll it in the palms of your hands until it forms a ball about 3cm in diameter and place them on the baking tray about 7cm apart.
Next using the back of a fork press down on the balls so they flatten out.
Sprinkle with granulated sugar.

Place in the oven and bake until light golden brown for about 20-30 minutes.
When they’re baked take out of the oven and allow to cool slightly before carefully removing them with a palette knife and placing on a wire rack to cool.

Store in airtight container.