Flavourings of your choice - eg. vanilla essence, orange/lemon zest/cinnamon
How to make it
Beat the butter until really soft and then beat in sugar until soft and fluffy. I don’t have a mixer so I use a fork for this! Works ok. Add your flavorings in - I used orange zest and cinnamon for the ones we had at the feast. Add the flour and use your hands to mix and form into a dough - being v careful not to over mix as this will make the biscuits tough.
Now divide the mixture into three
Keep one batch of dough aside - this is your plain dough
In one bowl mix one batch of dough with a tsp of colouring - eg.beetroot powder, and knead until the colour is mixed in. Set aside
In another bowl do the same with a different colouring - eg. cocoa powder (you may need a few tablespoons to achieve a good colour)
Now to marble. Take each batch of dough and roll into a sausage.
Stack these sausages on top of each other and press together well to form a log of dough.Slice this log in half and then stack the two halves on top of each other. Press together and squish into another log form. You can stop here or repeat the process a few times to get a more complex pattern.
Once happy with your marbled log, wrap in clingfilm and chil for around 20 mins.
Meanwhile preheat oven to 160c
Remove dough from fridge and slice into rounds. Place these onto lined baking trays, leaving a good amount of space between biscuits as they may spread. Ideally, chill these again for around 15 mins. Bake for 15-20 mins until just slightly golden around the edges - they will still be soft and fragile but will feel finish to the touch. Allow to cool before eating - they will firm up!
