TEENY BISCUITS

TEENY BISCUITS
60 g butter, cubed
140 g honey
½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste
170 g plain flour
65 g self raising flour
½ teaspoon bi carb soda

Place butter, honey and vanilla into bowl.
Melt at 100°C, speed 2 for 5 minutes.
Don’t have a Thermo Mixer? Melt in a saucepan over a medium heat on the stove.
Add remaining ingredients.
Mix on speed 3 for 30 seconds.
Don’t have a Thermo Mixer? Take saucepan off the heat. Add remaining ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon until combined.
This will be a sticky, wet dough. It firms upon cooling however.
Remove dough from bowl or saucepan and place onto a silicone mat in a rectangle shape to cool for 30-45 minutes. Be careful as this will be hot. Do not put it in the fridge or leave it too long as it will be harder to work with.
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line two large baking trays with baking paper.
Once dough is slightly cooled and easy to work with, roll out into a thin rectangle about 2mm in thickness. When I roll, I lift and flip it over a few times whilst rolling to ensure its an even roll. Work gently and slowly when lifting and flipping.
If your dough is sticky allow it to cool a little longer. You want a dough that is able to be lifted from the surface it is being rolled on.
Using a small teddy cutter cut shapes from the dough. You may choose to cut and then place the teddy on the tray or you may chose to cut them all at once then peel away from the mat and put on the tray. You can see both options in the blog photo.
These will only need to bake for 5 – 8 minutes or so. Watch them very carefully. You want them golden and a crunch to them. If you do not cook long enough you may have less crunchy teddies on day two and beyond. Do not overcook though. Burnt honey is not tasty. Every oven varies so watch them closely.
Store in a airtight glass jar for up to two weeks.
Notes
For reasons unknown some (minority) Bellini machine users have difficultly with this recipe and the dough is crumbly. If this is the case for you simply add a little water or milk to bring it together. You will only need a tablespoon or so at most.

Photo: Di Bo