Cherry Easter Biscuits
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup confectioners
sugar plus 1-2 tbs. for sprinkling
1 egg, separated
1 cup plain flour
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/3 cup dried cherries
1.
Preheat oven to F. 400
2.
Grease a baking sheet.
3.
Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl.
4.
Beat in the egg yolk.
5.
Sift the flour, ginger and cinnamon together into the creamed mixture.
6.
Add the dried cherries.
7.
Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface.
8.
Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness.
9.
Use a 3 inch cutter to cut out 12 biscuits.
10.Place
on the sheet.
11.Bake
for 10 minutes.
12.Lightly
beat the egg white.
13.Remove
biscuits from the oven, brush with egg white.
14.Sprinkle
with confectioners sugar.
15.Bake
for a further 5 minutes until golden.
