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How to Bake Chalkboard Biscuits

Level
Intermediate
Time
1 hour
Budget
10 - 30

These elegant chalkboard biscuits would set the scene at your modern or rustic wedding, and are so easy to make. Follow the recipe below by Renshaw to find out how you can create your own, using Super White Powder to create a paint like paste, making it easy to recreate bouncy hand lettering that is good enough to eat!

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How to make

You Will Need:

To Bake:

125g Butter or Margarine

55g Caster Sugar

180g Plain Flour – sieved

 

To Decorate:

Pre-baked ornate plaque shaped shortbread biscuits

250g Renshaw Jet Black Ready to Roll Icing »

Apricot Jam – Warmed

Super White Powder »

 

Equipment:

Rolling Pin »

Palette Knife »

Ornate Plaque Cutters (various sizes)

Cooled Boiled Water

Brushes »

Smoother »

To Bake Step 1

Heat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5.

Step 2
Cream together the butter and sugar until it is nice and smooth then gradually stir in the flour to form a smooth paste.
Step 3
Wrap the shortbread in cling film and leave to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Step 4
Knead the dough lightly and roll out to the desired thickness. Using your shaped cutters, cut out various shapes.
Step 5
Place the shapes on a greased and lined baking tray and bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes until pale-golden brown.
Step 6
Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a cooling rack for 30 minutes.
To decorate Step 1

Knead the Jet Black icing on a clean, dry surface until pliable. Dust surface with a little icing sugar if required then roll out to your desired thickness.

Step 2

Cut the ornate plaque shape out, using the same cutters used for the biscuits.

Step 3

Brush the front of the biscuit with apricot jam and place the Jet Black icing cut out to the prepared biscuit. Lightly press down using your smoother.

Step 4

Repeat this process for the other styles of plaques, making sure not to mark the front with the apricot jam.

Step 5

Once all biscuits are covered with the Jet Black icing, set to one side and allow to dry overnight. This will give you a good base to paint onto in the morning.

Step 6

Once your biscuits have dried overnight, take a small amount of the Super White Powder (roughly the size of a pea) and with a small paint brush add cooled boiled water to turn the powder into a paint consistency.

Step 7

Using a small paint brush, you can start to paint your inspirational words onto the biscuit. You can experiment with different fonts and styles, to get your desired finish.

Step 8

Having written your word onto the biscuit, use the same brush to make a line border around the edge.

Step 9

Once you have done one of the biscuits, repeat the same process for the remaining ones, changing the words on the different shapes. We have used the following words – laugh, love, dream, honour and believe.

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