The Guardian, Cook Supplement: Lavender Shortbread With Homemade Orange Curd.
Today my gluten-free lavender shortbread with homemade orange curd recipe features in The Guardian and is my modern twist on the classic Jammie Dodger.
Dale Berning Sawa of The Guardian described it as “ an elegant take on the Jammie Dodger. Punching out the holes seemed to me a step too far. In fact, I didn’t even bother with the sandwiching: I was perfectly happy just to dunk the biscuits in the curd."
The recipe can be found here.
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Lavender Shortbread With Homemade Orange Curd (GF)
Makes: 12 Biscuits (2" / 5cm diameter)
These shortbread biscuits are my twist on the traditional Jammie Dodger and make a perfect little sweet treat to enjoy whatever the occasion. Last weekend they featured in The Guardian, Cook supplement which you can read about here.
Biscuit Ingredients:
225g / 8oz gluten-free plain flour
1 teaspoon lavender, finely ground
110g / 4oz butter, softened
50g / 2oz soft brown sugar
1 blood orange, zested
Pre-heat the oven to 190°C / Fan ...
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Lemon and Lavender Cakes (GF)
I have been looking forwards to making these elegant gluten-free individual cakes for a long time and envisaged the end result from the outset. The colour and style of the cakes was inspired by Tiffany and Co. meets Wedgwood and would make a lovely little cake to make for your Mum on Mother’s day.
Serves: 3 deep cakes (3” diameter)
Cake Ingredients:
250g / 9oz gluten-free plain flour
½ teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
110g / 4oz golden caster ...
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