Melting moments with passionfruit icing

Name: Melting moments with passionfruit icing
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 20 filled biscuits
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 150g self-raising flour; 150g cornflour; 250g butter, at room temperature; 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped; 4 tbsp icing sugar, sifted

Caroline Velik

May 20, 2020

Melting moments sandwiched with tangy passionfruit icing.Marina Oliphant

Time:30 mins - 1 hourMakes:20 filled biscuits

Delicate melt-in-your-mouth treats with a fresh tangy filling.

Ingredients

150g self-raising flour
150g cornflour
250g butter, at room temperature
1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
4 tbsp icing sugar, sifted

For the icing

60g butter, at room temperature
150g icing sugar
½ passionfruit, pulped

Method

Preheat oven to 160C. Sift flour and cornflour.
Cream butter, vanilla seeds, and sugar in an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Add flour and mix thoroughly. Place small spoonfuls on a lined oven tray or use a piping bag with one-centimetre star nozzle to pipe small swirls.
Bake for 15-20 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
To make icing, cream butter, icing sugar, and passionfruit until light and fluffy.
Spread a small amount on to the flat side of one biscuit.
Then top with another and press down gently with a twist to spread the icing evenly.