Witches' fingers
Would you dare eat these ghastly biscuits?
PER SERVING 57 cals, 2.5g fat, 1.5g sat fat, 7g carbs
MAKES 45
PREP 25 mins, plus chilling and cooling
COOK 10-12 mins
* 100g unsalted butter
*100g caster sugar
*1 medium free-range egg
* 1tsp vanilla extract
* 225g plain flour
*1/2tsp baking powder
* 45 blanched almonds, halved *5tbsp strawberry jam
1 Whizz the butter and sugar in a food processor until pale. Add the egg and vanilla, and blitz in the processor again. Sift in the flour and baking powder, and pulse to form a soft dough. Chill for 30 mins.
2 Heat the oven to 160C Fan/ Gas 4. Divide the dough into 45 pieces then roll each into a finger shape. Put on lined baking trays.
3 To make knuckles, press the back of a knife a few times across the middle of each biscuit. Lightly press an almond to create an imprint where the nail will sit. Chill for 30 mins. Bake for 10-12 mins until pale golden. Cool on the tray.
4 Once cooled, spoon a little jam onto the nail base and top with an almond.
Gingerbread mummies
These spicy biscuits taste much better than they look.
PER SERVING 158 cals, 3.5g fat, 2g sat fat, 30g carbs
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