Traditional Christmas biscuits

1. 

unsalted butter 3.5 oz (100 g) • powdered sugar 3.5 oz (100 g)

Beat room-temperatured butter with sugar until creamy.

2. 

chicken egg 1 pc

Stir in the egg, ...

3. 

potato starch 4.25 oz (120 g) • all-purpose flour / plain flour 5.75 oz (160 g) • salt 1 pinch

... potato starch (you can also use corn starch), flour and a pinch of salt.

4. 

Knead the dough.

5. 

6. 

all-purpose flour / plain flour

Roll the dough on a floured board to a thickness of about 3 mm. Cut small rectangles with a decorative mold, or you can cut the dough to the required size.

7. 

Put the cutted rectangles on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Press each rectangle on one side with a fork.

8. 

Bake for 8 minutes at 180 °C.

9. 

redcurrant jam

Sprad half of the baked biscuits with jam ...

10. 

... and glue with the other half together.

11. 

whipping cream (30-33% fat) 3.25 tbsp (50 ml) • cooking chocolate 2.75 oz (75 g)

Heat the cream in a water bath and melt the chocolate in it.

12. 

Soak the biscuits in half in chocolate ...

13. 

..and let them solidify in the cold on the grid.