Easy parmesan biscuits

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180C/160C FanGas 4.

2. 2

   Rub the butter into the flour, by hand or in a food processor, until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.

3. 3

   Stir in the parmesan, seasoning and cayenne pepper.

4. 4

   Work the mixture together into a ball and then knead briefly on a work surface lightly dusted with flour until smooth.

5. 5

   Cut the dough in half, flatten each piece slightly, then roll out thinly between 2 large sheets of cling film.

6. 6

   Lift off the top piece of cling film and cut into 5cm/2in biscuits.

7. 7

   Carefully lift them onto a lightly buttered baking sheet, then knead together and re-roll the trimmings to make more biscuits. You should make about 30 biscuits in total.

8. 8

   Bake the biscuits for 8-10 minutes until crisp and golden. Leave to cool on the baking sheets. Store in an airtight tin.

1 serving ≈ 12 g

Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.