Italian orange biscuits

Makes 45

175 g (1½ cups) plain flour

200 g (1²/₃ cups) semolina or fine polenta

100 g (½ cup) caster sugar

100 g unsalted butter, softened

2½ teaspoons grated orange zest

2 eggs

❶    Put the flour, semolina, sugar, butter, orange zest, eggs and a pinch of salt in a food processor and mix until smooth. Chill the mixture in the fridge for 15 minutes.

❷    Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F/ Gas 5). Grease a baking tray and place a teaspoon of the mixture on the tray. Lightly moisten your fingers with a little water and press the mixture down to flatten it. Don’t use too much water or it will affect the texture of the biscuits. Leave space between the biscuits as the biscuits will expand during cooking.

❸    Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the edge of the biscuit is dark golden brown. Remove from the oven, scoop off the tray with a metal spatula and cool on a wire rack. If you are baking the biscuits in batches, make sure the tray is greased each time you use it.