Alix Carey's watermelon biscuits - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Alix Carey’ s watermelon biscuits By You Magazine - May 13, 2020 Biscuits disguised as fruit are the best kind of biscuits. Sadly these watermelon biscuits do not count as one of your five a day, but they’re worth indulging in regardless. Alix Carey MAKES 12 TAKES 2 HOURS, PLUS CHILLING 100g butter, softened 100g caster sugar 1 large egg ½ tsp vanilla extract 250g plain flour, plus extra for flouring ½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt Red gel food colouring Green gel food colouring Cacao nibs 1. Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, then add the egg and vanilla extract and combine. 2. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt, then gradually add this to the butter and sugar mixture until you have dough. 3. Reserve approximately 100g dough and leave to one side, then add a few drops of red gel food colouring to the remaining dough and knead until fully coloured. 4. Shape the red dough into a 15cm x 7cm (6in. x 2¾in) rectangle then roll it widthways and wrap in cling film. 5. Take 40g of the reserved dough and add a few drops of green gel food colouring, kneading it until fully coloured. Wrap the green dough and remaining plain dough separately in cling film and put all dough into the fridge for 2 hours. 6. On a lightly floured surface, roll the plain dough into a 15cm x 7cm (6in. x 2¾in.) rectangle. Remove the cling film from the red dough and then place it widthways on to the plain dough. 7. Wrap the plain dough over the red dough until it’s fully covered and smooth it out so no red dough is showing. 8. Repeat this step with the green dough but roll it out into a 20cm x 7cm (8in. x 2¾in.) rectangle before wrapping it around the plain and red dough. 9. Cover the dough in cling film and leave in the fridge for another 2 hours until firm. 10. Preheat oven to 160°C, then unwrap the dough and slice it into six 1cm-thick circles with a sharp knife. Place them on to baking trays lined with baking paper, making sure they have enough space to expand a little when in the oven. 11. Lightly press six cacao nibs into each round of dough, allowing a little gap along the diameter of the circles as they will be cut in half once baked. 12. Bake for 9–11 minutes, checking carefully that they don’t over-brown, then remove from the oven and immediately cut them in half on the baking trays. 13. Transfer the segments on to a wire rack and leave to cool completely. These watermelon biscuits will keep for 2–3 days at room temperature in an airtight container. Love the recipe Now buy the book The Tropical Cookbook by Alix Carey is published by Summersdale Publishers, price £10.99 RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved