Beauty and the Beast Tiara Sugar Biscuits - Film Release 2017

It's a tale as old as time, a new Disney film is released and I get over excited, but this time it's different. Beauty and the Beast is my ultimate favourite so you can understand the excitement and requirement to design these bakes - even if you're not the biggest Disney fan these taste delicious.

So be our guest, bake these inspired biscuits and wait with bated breathe for the film to finally be released - I'd love to hear your opinions on it.

On to the recipe:

Ingredients: 

Biscuits - 

100g butter or margarine / soft

100g caster sugar

1 beaten egg

275g plain flour

1 tsp vanilla extract

Mixed spice [optional]

Greaseproof paper

Tiara Biscuit cutters

Icing - 

1.5 oz warm water
1.25 tablespoons meringue powder
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
225g icing sugar (powdered sugar for the Americans reading)
piping bag

Yellow and pink food colouring

Recipe - 

1. Preheat your oven 190C/375F/Gas 5 

2. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and lightly with margarine/butter to prevent sticking

3. Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl until smooth

4. Stir in the beaten egg and vanilla until combined

5. Sift in the flour and optional mixed spice and stir until incorporated in a ball - you may need more or less mixture depending on how wet it is. 

6. Roll on to a floured surface until the dough is 1/2cm thick and cut out circles

7. Place on a baking tray for around 8-10 minutes until golden brown 

8. Place on a cooling rack until cool 

9. On to the icing. whisk together the meringue powder with water for 30 seconds

10. Add the cream of tartar and whisk for another 30 seconds 

11. Sieve in the icing sugar and whisk for 10 minutes 

12. Place a quarter of the mixture into a piping bag with a thin nozzle 

13. Add red/pink and yellow food colouring to the remanding mixture in 2 different bowls 

14. Cover the cool biscuits with the yellow icing on and allow to set

15. Once set you can now pipe whatever Beauty and the Best design you desire. 

'There goes the baker with the tray like always...' accurate Belle. I hope this recipe makes you just as nostalgic as it does for me, enjoy xx