Orange Petit Beurre Biscuits

Are you looking for a way to travel back in time...back to your childhood? I found the way! These biscuits will do just that.

I can't stop myself from eating one more...





 Recipe



 3cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1/2 cup corn starch

1/4tsp salt

1/2tsp baking powder

1/2tsp baking soda

12tbl butter at room temperature

1cup granulated sugar

3 large egg yolks

2tbl orange liqueur/or 1tbl orange extract/

1tbl orange zest

8tbl heavy cream







-combine and sift  flours add corn starch, salt, baking powder and baking soda.

-using the mixer beat butter and sugar together until fluffy, add egg yolks, one at a time, beat until smooth.

-add orange liqueur, one tbl at a time, beat until liquid is absorbed

















-add orange zest

-turn the mixer on slow speed, add half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture

-scrape the bowl with spatula 

-add heavy cream and rest of the flour















-turn the dough onto the board and work it with your hands until it comes together

-separate dough into two  and make rectangle shaped disk

-wrap the dough and chill for at least 3 hours, or up to 2 days

















Oven  : 320-325F

-prepare baking sheets lined with UltraBake Parchment Paper Sheets - 12 × 16½

 or Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat













  





 

Rolling the Dough



- if the dough has become too hard to roll, let it soften a little or you can put it in the microwave for 5-10 seconds to soften it.

- roll the dough between two pieces of wax paper, you want to roll the dough thin

- trim the sides

- using a ruler measure and cut desired shapes

- prick cookies with the fork





























For rolling the dough I use Winware French Wood Rolling Pin, Tapered

For cutting the the dough I use Wilton Pastry Wheel













 I also tried making biscuits thicker, they turned out delicious as well.

Personally I prefer a slightly slender look in these.





























 I thought it would be fun to add a little flare to these biscuits. I used a rubber stamp to create a design the on the cookie.



















Here are the finished stamped cookies, I wish  the tulip stamp was more visible, but still they are quite pretty, I think.



























I also tried using small cookie cutters Fox Run 26-Piece Alphabet Cookie Cutter Set

 and those worked really well. What a wonderful way this would be to create a message for recipient and tell them something with a special cookie message....I know, I'm getting ahead of myself.





- if cookies get too  soft to transfer to baking sheet, place them into the fridge for a few minutes and then once little chilled you should be able to transfer cookies onto the baking sheet. I used an Wilton 9 Inch Angled Spatula, With Black Handle

 for this process. It works great.

-cookies don't spread too much, so you can space them out fairly closely to each other

- bake in the preheated oven, for 8 -10 minutes, baking times may vary depending on the size of the cookie and thickness.

- remember to rotate baking sheets in half time

- biscuits are done when edges are just starting to turn golden, remove from the oven and let cool

- enjoy alone, with cup of tea, milk or coffee.





Tips

for vanilla flavor :

omit orange zest and orange liqueur = use 1tsp vanilla extract and 10tbl heavy cream
I found this dough to be very easy to work with. I didn't use any extra flour when rolling the dough.