Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cookies with a zesty lemon and lime twist, sandwiched with tangy buttercream for a light and refreshing treat.
Function: Circo Therm
Lemon and Lime Melting Moments
Ingredients
For the melting moment
250g unsalted butter at room temperature
250g plain flour
60g cornflour
60g icing sugar sieved
½ lemon zest
½ lime zest
½ vanilla pod seeded (or 1tsp vanilla paste)
For the Icing
200g icing sugar or icing mixture
60g butter
½ lemon zest
½ lime zest and juice
½ vanilla pod seeded (or 1tsp vanilla paste)
Method
For the melting moment
Place all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Use your fingers to work the butter into the flour until fully incorporated. Once the ingredients are combined wrap and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to allow the gluten to relax.
Once chilled pre heat the oven to 150° on Circo Therm and place a sheet of baking paper or silicon mat onto a universal tray. Remove the dough from the fridge and roll into balls around the size of a $1 dollar coin and place onto the prepared tray.
Use a fork and lightly squash them down to 1cm high, If the mix sticks to the fork, coat it in flour to stop it sticking. Place into the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes.
Once cooked, remove and set aside to cool.
For the Icing
Place the ingredients into a mixing bowl and whip until the mix is white and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl regularly to ensure even incorporation.
Place the icing into a piping bag with a number 5 round nozzle.
Pipe a generous amount of the icing onto the flat side of the melting moment, place another biscuit on top and gently squeeze until the icing almost reaches the edges.
Garnish with sifted icing sugar and serve.
Authors Bio
Warren is a chef with over 20 years of cooking experience, ranging from Michelin Star Restaurants to 5 star Hotels. He is highly passionate about embracing technology to create food that is visually stunning, tasty and packed with a whole lot of nutritional goodness.