Let's not stop the tea party just yet...and extend it just a teensy bit longer, shall we? I need to put the little tea cups and china I bought on our recent trip to London to good use.
So let's sit a spell and have another cup of tea. Nothing fancy, but we need something to nibble on. I know! How about some lemon curd biscuits to go with our cuppa? Doesn't that sound good? A traditional crisp, buttery, British-style biscuit with a refreshing taste of lemon is just the thing to go with a cup of tea on a spring afternoon.
After we braced the long lines and gawked at the crown jewels at the Tower of London, I bought a couple of souvenirs...the tea cup I'm using here and a little book full of recipes for afternoon tea. This biscuit recipe in that book called out to me because I adore lemon (and other citrus flavors in desserts) and these biscuits actually have a bit of homemade lemon curd stirred into the dough itself to give it a nice strong lemon flavor.
The dough is a bit dry and I likely handled it a little more than I should have. I found these biscuits best eaten the day they're made and I really enjoyed the flavor of them...a lovely blend of sweet-and-tart from the lemon curd. The neat thing is you start the recipe by making a small batch of lemon curd. After using a portion of it for the biscuits, you end up with a little extra lemon curd as an added bonus!
These lemon curd biscuits are great on their own. But you know me...I dipped some in chocolate. Absolutely not necessary but it's a near reflexive move that I can't control at times. Either way, with or without chocolate, it's just about taking a break and enjoying simple things. Even if it's a tea party for one sometimes, it's nice to take a moment to treat yourself.
After the biscuits are made, you still have a small bonus amount of homemade lemon curd leftover. It's an excellent excuse to bake a fresh batch of (British-style) scones, which is just what I did! Maybe we have a renewed appreciation for British-style scones now because my family and I enjoyed these immensely over Sunday breakfast. Lemon curd is simply delicious with scones!
The dough is a bit dry and I likely handled it a little more than I should have. I found these biscuits best eaten the day they're made and I really enjoyed the flavor of them...a lovely blend of sweet-and-tart from the lemon curd. The neat thing is you start the recipe by making a small batch of lemon curd. After using a portion of it for the biscuits, you end up with a little extra lemon curd as an added bonus!
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| Use the extra lemon curd from this recipe as a spread for scones |
