for 36 pieces

Dough

150 g	butter, soft
100 g	sugar
½ sachet	saffron
¼ tsp	salt
1	organic lemon, use a little grated zest
250 g	white flour

To shape

1 tbsp	milk
1 pinch	saffron

How it's done

Dough

Place the butter in a bowl, add the sugar and all the other ingredients up to and including the lemon zest, beat using the whisk on a mixer. Add the flour, mix, quickly combine to form a dough (do not knead), flatten a little, cover and chill for at least 1 hr.

To shape

On a lightly floured surface or between two sheets of baking paper, roll out the dough in batches to approx. 7 mm thick. Cut out shapes (e.g. stars), place on two baking trays lined with baking paper. Chill the biscuits for approx. 15 mins. Combine the milk and saffron, brush the biscuits with the mixture.

To bake

Approx. 12 mins. in an oven preheated to 180 °C (convection). Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, leave to cool completely on a rack.

Show complete recipe