Lovely Ladybug Biscuits- Valentines Day

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Hey guys,

This is the first recipe for Valentines Day. I hope you enjoy these couple of recipes and please send us your photos. Use the #bakingforvalentineblog.

Ingredients:
 175g of plain flour
85g of icing sugar
100g of butter, chilled and cubed
1 tsp of vanilla extract
1 egg yolk

To decorate: 
 500g of ready-roll-icing
100g of icing sugar 
red food colouring
black food colouring
edible pearly ball decorations

You will also need:
 8cm heart cutter
6cm heart cutter

Method:

1.  Put the flour, icing sugar, butter, vanilla extract and egg yolk in a food processor or mixer and add a dribble of water to bring together.

2. Tip onto the work surface and kneed out to bring things together and then wrap in clingfilm and chill for 20 mins.

3. Heat your oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas mark 4. Roll out the dough to the thickness of a £2 coin. Cut out heart shapes with the 8cm cutter- continue this by re-rolling out the trimmings. (This should make around 20 biscuits)

4. Put them on a lined tray and bake for 12 mins or until golden brown and crispy. Then take out and put on a cooling rack. 

5. Dye the ready roll icing red (or use the icing that is already red) and leave for 5 mins. Mix the icing sugar and water until it becomes a thick paste and add the black food colouring. Then pour into a icing bag with a plain nozzle.

6. Roll out the red icing to 3mm thick and then use the 6cm heart cutter to cut out the icing. Stick it onto the biscuits and then use the black icing to give the love bug a head at the pointy end of the heart. Draw a line down the middle and around the edge and draw on the dots.

There you go. A perfect Valentine gift! You can wrap it up in cellophane a tie with ribbon for the perfect finish.

Xx.

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