Catholic Recipe: Easter Biscuits

Try these delicious English biscuits with a touch of spice for your Easter brunch.

DIRECTIONS

1. Sieve the flour, salt and spice together.

2. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Beat in a little egg and flour.

4. Stir in the currants and the remaining flour to make a stiff dough.

5. Roll out on a floured surface to 1/4 in./0.6 cm thick. Cut into shapes.

6. Prick with a fork, brush with a little milk and sprinkle with castor sugar.

7. Place on a greased baking tray and bake in the oven at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.

8. Cool on cooling tray and store in an airtight container.