Easter Bunny Sandwich Biscuits – Jane’s Patisserie

Deliciously buttery and filled with lemon flavour easter bunny sandwich biscuits sandwiched with a selfmade lemon curd – excellent for the entire household, for youths to have baking with, and they’re versatile for the entire yr. 

Themed biscuits are all the time a well-liked bake right now of yr, and the lovable nature of the rabbit is ideal for Easter. A dusting of icing sugar brings the biscuits alive with a candy style

Baking Easter biscuits 

Every time it involves the easter season, numerous issues (fortunately) are full of chocolate. I like chocolate based mostly recipes, however I additionally adored fruity based mostly bakes. This recipe is comparable within the biscuit model to my selfmade Jammie dodgers, which have a splendidly mild, buttery and comfortable biscuit, however with a lemon twist. 

These are just like a linzer biscuit/cookie, however with out the almonds within the dough. I wished to make these nut free, and in addition as everybody adored my jammie dodger recipe, I believed I’d keep on with that one. If you wish to use almonds, you’ll be able to swap out 85g of plain flour for floor almonds (they may unfold a smidge extra)

I’ve finished a good quantity of biscuit/cookie baking within the easter season, however I haven’t finished a biscuit like this shortly. They’re nice for youths to get entangled with making, and naturally the biscuit base itself is sweet for all the yr; you’ll be able to simply change up the biscuit cutter form.

Baking with lemon flavours 

I all the time discover it essential to make use of an unwaxed lemon when baking, in any other case you’re simply zesting the wax that’s on a daily lemon. I purchase the unwaxed lemon within the supermarkets, but when they don’t have it on the label – they most likely have wax on them – you’ll be able to dunk the lemons into extremely popular water for 5 minutes and provides them a great scrub to take away it earlier than zesting. 

I like so as to add finely grated zest in order that the distribution is extra even within the biscuit, however in case you’d favor to make use of a top quality lemon extract, that additionally works. I normally use 1tsp of lemon extract for the zest of 1 medium-large lemon. 

I take advantage of my selfmade lemon curd for the filling on these biscuits, however a store purchased model works simply as nicely. The biscuits are additionally scrumptious with out the filling if that’s one thing you would like 

What biscuit cutters can you employ? 

The dough must be kneaded collectively, and typically within the hotter months it’s simpler to make, however in the course of the colder months you wish to be sure you don’t add any additional liquid to the dough. I chill the dough for an hour, after wrapping in cling movie, after which I roll out onto a evenly floured floor to chop out the biscuits

It’s greatest to make use of unsalted block butter and never a baking unfold or margarine to make it possible for the biscuits don’t unfold – the identical with utilizing plain flour, its essential that there isn’t any baking powder or elevating agent is within the flour to maintain the shapes correct. 

I used this bunny face cookie cutter for my biscuits on this recipe, after which I used the mini bunny face from this biscuit cutter set for the center items on the highest biscuits. I usually roll out as many biscuits as doable, reduce out the mini bunny form from half, after which dissipate as a lot dough as I can to make as many biscuits as I can. Guarantee that the dough doesn’t get too sizzling, in any other case it could unfold within the oven 

Swapping up flavours and shapes 

I used a few of my selfmade lemon curd in the course of the biscuits as I actually did wish to keep on with the lemon theme, however you should use any jam/unfold you need. The lemon is elective, it may be change to vanilla, almond, orange, and many others… after which the within can match flavour sensible or could be completely completely different. 

The bunny face cookie cutter that I take advantage of within reason massive in measurement (10cm), however thats how I wished them to be – these biscuits are extra like a present to me (while additionally tasting 10/10). Biscuit cutters do fluctuate in measurement, so if you wish to use a smaller measurement cutter, similar to 6-7cm, you’ll want to cut back the baking time by about 2 minutes. Control the biscuits, they need to be a pleasant golden color and never darken an excessive amount of

FAQs

• What biscuit cutters can I take advantage of? You need to use any – I take advantage of a 10cm bunny cutter, however any form works. Smaller cutters (6-7 cm) will take about 10-12 minutes to bake
• Can I take advantage of lemon extract as an alternative of lemon zest? Positively – use 1 tsp lemon extract for 1 lemons value of zest 
• Can I freeze the biscuits? For certain – they’ll freeze with or with out the filling, for 3+ months. Retailer with baking parchment in between 
• How lengthy do the biscuits final earlier than adorning? The biscuits can final for two+ weeks, and not using a filling (even as much as a month in a cool dry place) 
• Can I take advantage of self elevating flour as an alternative of plain flour? I’d advocate not utilizing self elevating flour because the elevating agent will trigger the biscuits to unfold and be cakey in texture 

• 250 g unsalted butter (room temp)
• 150 g icing sugar (plus additional for dusting)
• Zest of 2 lemons (finely grated)
• 2 egg yolks
• 350 g plain flour
• 100-200 g lemon curd

• Beat the butter and sugar collectively till mixed

• Add within the lemon zest, plain flour and egg yolks and blend once more

• Form right into a flattened ball and wrap up the dough and refrigerate for at the very least one hour

• As soon as the dough is chilled, preheat the oven to 160ºc fan and line two-four massive baking trays with parchment paper

• Roll out the dough to about 1/2cm in thickness after which reduce out the circles for the biscuits.

• I take advantage of a bunny formed cutter, however you should use any form

• Minimize out a mini coronary heart/bunny out of the center of half of the biscuits

• Hold utilizing up and re-rolling the dough till it has all been used 

• Switch to the baking trays after which bake for 12-14 minutes 

• Depart the biscuits to chill on the baking trays

• As soon as cooled, on the strong biscuits, spoon a bigger teaspoon of lemon curd into the centre and assist it unfold out, however not proper to the sting.

• Press the opposite biscuit on in order that they’re aligned – mud with some elective icing sugar 

Storage and Freezing

I’d advocate storing these at room temperature, however in an outdated biscuit tub/tin, or a container. An air tight container does work, however typically can soften the biscuits barely as they could sweat. Retailer with parchment paper in the course of every layer of biscuits in order that they don’t stick 

You possibly can freeze the biscuits on their very own, or with a filling, for 3+ months – I’d use a freezer secure container. You possibly can thaw the biscuits on the aspect, or within the fridge for just a few hours

Associated recipes 

As we’re closely into the Easter baking season, I’ve numerous different recipes which will encourage you to bake alongside aspect these easter bunny biscuits. My mini egg crumbl cookies are surely a well-liked bake this yr, and my creme egg stuffed cookies are on the showstopping aspect of baking for easter. 

If you’d like one thing else lemon themed as nicely, my lemon crinkle cookies are all the time a crowd pleaser, and the glazed lemon cookies are a candy and scrumptious zest different.