Macadamia & Burnt Butter Biscuits

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 100 g unsalted butter (must be at room temperature)
• 50 g unsalted butter
• 75 g caster sugar
• 175 g plain flour
• 30 g rice flour
• 70 g chopped macadamia nuts
• 3 tablespoons marmalade

Recipe

• 1 melt 50g butter in a small saucepan and continue to cook until nut brown, set aside to cool slightly.
• 2 beat the remaining 100g room temperature butter and castor sugar together in an electric mixer until creamy. sieve the flour and rice flour together and add to the butter mixture, and mix well by hand.
• 3 stir in the chopped macadamia nuts and marmalade, and add the cooled nut-brown butter. stir well to combine, then divide the mixture in two and roll each half into a cylindrical shape on a lightly floured clean work surface. make sure that there are no cracks in the cylinder shapes, then roll them up tightly in cling film wrap and place on a flat surface and refrigerate for about 2-3 hours or overnight until ready to use.
• 4 pre-heat the oven to 180°c & line a two baking tray’s with baking paper. slice the biscuit dough into even rounds about 1 – 1.5cm thick and bake for 10–12 minutes. allow to cool before serving.