The ICED VOVO...

Childhood Memories for our 
Australia Day Celebrations

The Biscuit

21/2 cups of plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
3 1/2 oz of superfine sugar
4 oz of butter
1 egg beaten
2 tablespoons of malt or golden syrup
1 teaspoon of vanilla extracts

• Preheat oven to 350
  
• Cream butter and sugar
  
• Add vanilla and egg
  
• Add malt or golden syrup
  
• Add sifted flour 
• Wrap in a zip lock bag and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. 
  
• Roll dough onto a floured surface. Using a rectangle cutter- stamp out rectangles (5mm, thick).
  
• Bake for 10-15 minutes until lightly coloured and firm NOT CRISP...Leave on a tray to cool before icing..

The icing and the Jam

Make a Royal Icing 
2 egg whites
2 cup of sifted icing sugar (confectioners sugar)
A few drops of red food colouring

Beat egg white in a bowl until foamy
Gradually beat in the sifted icing sugar until egg white is glossy and forms a soft peak.
Use icing immediately...

Construction

Pantry Must Haves

• Royal Icing
  
• Piping bag and tip
  
• Shredded coconut
  
• Jam

Place jam into a piping bag.

Spread icing over biscuit.
Then pipe a strip of jam down the middle of the biscuit (on top of icing).
Icing side down, dip into a plate of shredded coconut