How to make Easter Cookies and Easter Biscuits
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Traditional Easter biscuits from England, and lots more Easter cookies.
Making and giving sweet homemade Easter biscuits ( or cookies ) is a very old tradition in England. These simple homemade Easter cookies were baked as a gift to mark the end of Lent, and the celebration of new hope at Easter. In the Christian tradition, Easter comes at the end of Lent. Lent is traditionally a time of denial, when many people give up sweets, chocolates, cookies, biscuits and cake.
The traditional simple Easter biscuit was made and given as a gift to mark the end of Lent, and the joy of Easter. These simple cookies are so delicious you might want to make them all year round.
I'll give you the Easter cookie recipe, tell you how to make your homemade Easter cookies into a pretty gift, and look at Easter cookies around the world.
These cookies ( or biscuits if you are in the UK) are delicious at any time of the year- Easter cookies are not just for Easter! Homemade Easter cookies make a perfect gift to take round to a friend's at any time of year..
These days, we associate Easter with chocolates ,- Easter eggs, cakes and cookies, but the tradtional recipe goes back to the days before chocolate was widely available- ( yes, there was such a time!)
Why not try the recipe for the traditional Englsh Easter biscuit? Its very simple and keeps well. Use of the the special cookie cutters I've chosen if you like. Serve your cookies to friends or tie a pretty ribbon round and give as a gift.
To add variety, I have looked out recipes for Easter biscuits from Greece and Italy, which are also quite simple.
There are recipes that are so easy and fun that children can make them ,such as the chocolate Easter Nests, and there are suggestions for more Easter recipes. I'll give you links to such Easter classics as Simnel cake and Hot Cross Buns.
If you have Easter recipes of your own which you feel would look good on this lens, please let me know via the guestbook.
Thanks to Jim Crocker and flickr creative commons under license for this lovely photo.
The traditional simple Easter biscuit was made and given as a gift to mark the end of Lent, and the joy of Easter. These simple cookies are so delicious you might want to make them all year round.
I'll give you the Easter cookie recipe, tell you how to make your homemade Easter cookies into a pretty gift, and look at Easter cookies around the world.
These cookies ( or biscuits if you are in the UK) are delicious at any time of the year- Easter cookies are not just for Easter! Homemade Easter cookies make a perfect gift to take round to a friend's at any time of year..
These days, we associate Easter with chocolates ,- Easter eggs, cakes and cookies, but the tradtional recipe goes back to the days before chocolate was widely available- ( yes, there was such a time!)
Why not try the recipe for the traditional Englsh Easter biscuit? Its very simple and keeps well. Use of the the special cookie cutters I've chosen if you like. Serve your cookies to friends or tie a pretty ribbon round and give as a gift.
To add variety, I have looked out recipes for Easter biscuits from Greece and Italy, which are also quite simple.
There are recipes that are so easy and fun that children can make them ,such as the chocolate Easter Nests, and there are suggestions for more Easter recipes. I'll give you links to such Easter classics as Simnel cake and Hot Cross Buns.
If you have Easter recipes of your own which you feel would look good on this lens, please let me know via the guestbook.
Thanks to Jim Crocker and flickr creative commons under license for this lovely photo.
Recipe for traditional Easter Biscuits or Easter Cookies.
A simple, easy to make Easter biscuit, Easter cookie recipe.
Traditional Easter biscuits- a simple Easter recipe dating back hundreds of years.As you can see, the traditional Easter biscuits recipe gives you a delicious , but plain looking Easter cookie. To give as a gift, tie them up in a twist of clear film and tie with a pretty ribbon.
If you are on a gluten free diet this recipe would work well with rice flour.
This makes 10-15 biscuits I have put US figures in brackets- I hope the conversions work for you. Here is a useful conversion chart for all recipes.
100g butter (1 stick)
80g caster sugar (heaped 1/4 cup, superfine sugar)
1 egg yolk
150g plain flour ( 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour)
½ tsp baking powder
1tsp mixed spice
100g currants (2/3 cup)
1 extra tbsp caster sugar for topping
METHOD
To make the biscuits, heat the oven to 170C/Gas 3.( Very Moderate oven) With an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk. Sift together the flour, baking powder and mixed spice.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing well with a knife. Mix in the currants, pulling the dough together and kneading briefly until smooth. Warm hands are good for this, as you want to butter to soften. ( unlike pastry where you need cold hands)
Roll out finely on a lightly floured worktop Cut into 6cm or 8cm rounds with a plain or fluted biscuit-cutter.
You could use special Easter shaped cutters, such as a bunny cutter, but the tradtional Easter Biscuit is round.
Place on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 12 to 15 min until just cooked, but not browned.
Carefully transfer to a wire rack - the biscuits should still be a little soft but will become crisp as they cool.
Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
You can parcel 6 or so together, wrap in film and tie with a ribbon for a pretty Easter gift.
Step by step Easter biscuit recipe
Follow this easy You Tube Easter biscuit (cookie) recipe
Traditional Easter biscuits are so easy to make.
Follow this easy Easter Biscuit ( cookies) rceipe and demo.
Follow this easy Easter Biscuit ( cookies) rceipe and demo.
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Iced Easter biscuits for children
Use your own favorite cookie recipe and make iced Easter cookies.
The traiditonal iced homemade Easter biscuits ( frosted Easter cookies) can be made using any simple cookie recipe. The link here takes you to a tangy Easter cookie recipe that goes well with a sweet frosting.
These iced Easter biscuits are similar to the Italian Easter biscuits.
These iced Easter biscuits are similar to the Italian Easter biscuits.
Photo thanks to Sarah LeeBranch and flickr creative commons
- Iced Easter Biscuits -fun for children to make.
- Simple homemade biscuits, brightened up with some fun icing. Get the children helping!
Another great recipe and photos for traditional Easter biscuits
From the W.I. ( Women's Institute- I'm a proud member!)
Here is Evelyn Curtis' recipe for Easter Treats from The W.I. Magazine April 2009
Why not buy a special cookie jar for your Easter cookies?
If you want to make a special gift, put your Easter cookies in a great cookie jar.
There are lots of great coookie jars on ebay . Your Easter biscuits and Easter cookies woould go well in one of these.
Greek Easter Biscuits
An Easter parade in Greece.
Easter in the Greek Orthodox church is a huge festival. Why not try this recipe for little Easter biscuits and cookies for a special Easter treat?
The date of Easter in Greece follows the Greek Orthodox Calender, and usually is a different date from the Western Church Calender. however, in 2011, both fall on the same day.
The date of Easter in Greece follows the Greek Orthodox Calender, and usually is a different date from the Western Church Calender. however, in 2011, both fall on the same day.
- Greek easter biscuits recipe.
- Greek Easter biscuits from Smyrna. These traditional biscuits keep well and are great with tea or coffee.
- Lovely recipes from the Greek Island of Crete for Easter biscuits
- Crete Easter is a special time. Spend Easter in Crete and enjoy a true Greek Easter with red eggs, koulourakia and spit roasted lamb. See more about how Crete celebrates Easter.
If you really must have chocolate, try this chocolate truffle recipe
An easy homemade gift for Easter
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Novelty cookie cutters for your Easter biscuits and cookies
Add fun to your Easter biscuits and cookies
Although the traditional Easter Biscuit or easter Cookie is round, mabe with just a crinkle edge, these novelty shapes will add fun and appeal to the children.
Get them to help making Easter Cookies- its such and easy recipe!
Get them to help making Easter Cookies- its such and easy recipe!
Easter recipes from Italy
Pasqua , Easter, has lots of special recipes in Italy
This glorious photo of Italian Easter cake in the garden of a home at Firenze ( Florence) is thank to funk tong and flickr creative commons
Here is a recipe for Italian Easter Biscuits
This link will take you to a page with lots of information about Italian recipes for Easter and other occasions
Chocolate nests recipe for Easter for children
Simple homemade chocolate nest recipe with pictures
Here's step by step recipe guide from WikiHow, with pictures, to show you how to make homemade chocolate Easter nests
This happy picture of Easter chocolate nests is thanks to the hanner and flickr creative commons
This happy picture of Easter chocolate nests is thanks to the hanner and flickr creative commons
- Chocolate Easter nests recipe
- This very simple chocolate nest recipe can be made by children. The directions are very simple, and have pictures to help.
One bowl Easter brownies
If you really must have chocolate-
Here's a very easy Easter chocolate cookie recipe.
- Easy to make chocolate Easter cookies.
- For those of you who feel that Easter must have chocolate- here's a simple recipe for you.
Here's a really cute Easter card you can buy from Zazzle
So cute- order from Zazzle- still time for Easter
Find out more about Easter Food Recipes and traditions
Easter Recipes from top chefs
This delicious simnel cake photo comes thanks to cormar70 and flickr creative commons
The Great British Kitchen website is a brilliant source of information about the traditions of food.
Here is the link to the Easter page.
It will lead you to recipes for Easter biscuits, cakes, hot cross buns, simnel cakes and much more.
I've also looked out Easter recipes from Delia Smith, Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson.
Why not take a look and try something new this Easter?"
- Easter recipes and Easter food traditions from the Great British Kitchen
- This is a very useful link for all lovers of traditional foods.
This page will tell you about Easter food recipes and traditions. - Delia Smith's traditional English Simnel cake recipe.
- Delia gives you her recipe for Simnel Cake- a rich fruit cake with marzipan through the middle. I've loved this all my life!
- Jamie Oliver's recipe for Easter lamb
- Jamie Oliver's Easter Lamb recipe.
Lamb is the classic Easter lunch dish. Jamie Oliver's Easter rceipe is for a slow cooked leg of lamb. Delicious! - Two scrumptious Easter recipes from Nigella Lawson thanks to Delicious magazine
- Passion fruit meringue cake and honey chocolate cake. Two absolutely sinful but totally fabulous Easter recipes from Nigella.
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What's also really important is that all these recipes are tried , tested and explained by real people who love to share their enthusiam.
We're not professional cooks, just passionate food lovers.
Take a look!
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Have you any suggestions or recipes for Easter?
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Please let me know what you think of my suggestions, or better still, offer me some of your own. I'd love to add your Easter recipes and ideas to this lens.Thank you!
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TheLifestyleChanger
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- I think I will try some of these tomorrow. Happy Easter with Easter Blessings.
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- Wow, you just gave me an idea of what to do this coming Easter..Thanks for sharing!
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Jillynn
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- Fun ideas for making treats for the family for Easter. Thanks!
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Treasures-By-Brenda
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- Thanks for including my Easter dinner menu on your great Easter resource.
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- Thanks for all your great yummy recipe ideas!
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