Pumpkin Biscuits

Ingredients

300g Plain Flour

1 Tbsp Baking Powder

1 Tsp Nutmeg

45g Reduced Fat Butter

5g Cooking Salt

450g Pumpkin, Boiled in Salted Water

1 Tbsp Orange Peel

1 Small Egg

15ml Double Cream

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6.
2. Place the dry ingredients in a large bowl and stir well.
3. Cut the butter into small pieces and work into the dry ingredients with a knife.
4. Stir in the cooked mashed pumpkin and the zest from 1 orange.
5. Place the dough on a floured surface and pat down carefully until 1cm thick.
6. Cut with a floured 5cm cutter and place onto a well greased baking tray.
7. Beat the egg in a small bowl and add the cream, brush the biscuits with the mixture.
8. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden and fluffy.

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