Melting Moments

Melting moments are a nostalgic biscuit that is a favourite among many of us. I have friends who love these, especially when filled with passionfruit icing, and to whom I gift a batch for birthdays or special occasions. We’ve made a how-to video if you’d like some guidance.

I found this melting moments recipe in a Vogue Entertaining cookbook that was perhaps published in the 1990’s … do you remember that publication? They were always filled with delicious, achievable recipes and mouth-watering food photography.

I hope you enjoy this recipe for a very special biscuit which comprises two short, crumbly discs connected with a delightful, fruit spiked creamy icing. Think passionfruit, orange, raspberry …

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Melting Moments

A nostalgic biscuit that is a favourite among many of us. I found this recipe in a Vogue Entertaining cookbook that was perhaps published in the 1990s. They were always filled with delicious, achievable recipes and mouth-watering food photography.

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Ingredients

Biscuit

180 g unsalted butter softened
50 g icing sugar sifted
1 tsp vanilla bean pasta or vanilla essence
225 g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
60 g custard powder

Icing

40 g unsalted butter softened
zest of 1 orange Or pulp of 1 passionfruit
60 g icing sugar sifted
a little orange juice if needed

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 165C (fan-forced) and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
Using a stand mixer or electric beaters, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Meanwhile, sift together the flour, baking powder and custard powder.
Add sifted dry ingredients to the creamed butter and sugar and mix gently at low speed to combine.
For even-sized biscuits, weigh dough into 20g portions. Roll each portion into a ball and place it on the baking tray, leaving a few centimetres between each. Use a lightly floured fork to flatten each ball gently.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until firm and the biscuit can be moved easily on the tray when pushed gently. Another way to check is to carefully pick up one of the biscuits to check the bottom side; if it is lightly golden and the biscuit is firm they are ready.
Remove the trays from the oven, cool on the tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Icing

Meanwhile, prepare the icing - combine the butter, icing sugar, and orange zest or passionfruit pulp and mix together until light and creamy. As this is a small quantity, you can do this by hand with a small bowl and a spoon. Add a little orange juice if the mixture is too stiff.
Pair up the biscuits finding 2 halves that match one another, add a dollop of icing and sandwich the biscuits together using just enough pressure to coax the icing towards the edges. Allow to sit on a tray until the icing firms up, then transfer to an airtight container.