Ystervarkies (Little Porcupines)
Ystervarkies (Little Porcupines). This authentic recipe is simple to make and guaranteed to impress.
Ingrédients
- 125 g butter (softened)
- 200 g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 250 ml cake flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 125 ml apricot jam
- 250 g desiccated coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Grease a baking tray or line it with baking paper.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla essence.
- Sift flour and baking powder together, fold into the butter mixture to form a soft dough.
- Shape dough into small balls (about 3 cm diameter). Place on the tray with some space between them.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove and let cool.
- Spread apricot jam on the flat side of half the cooled biscuits. Sandwich with the other half.
- Roll the sandwiched Ystervarkies in desiccated coconut to cover completely.
