Very popular pastry cake in Mauritius

Makes 15

Ingredients: 250g sifted white flour 175g margarine or butter Raspberry jam (about 50 grams) 125g icing sugar 1-2 tablespoons rum 2 drops red food colouring 50 ml water at room temperature 1 teaspoon lemon juice 3 tablespoons milk

Method:

1.Rub margarine or butter into the flour and make into a soft dough. (Use a little more margarine or butter if necessary but do not use water). Sprinkle in the rum to give it that special Mauritian flavour. Wrap up the dough in plastic wrap completely and allow to settle in the cool for 30 minutes.

2.Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of about 4 mm. Cut small rounds, about 5 cms in diameter from it.

3.Re-roll trimmings and cut more rounds.

4.Place them on lightly greased baking sheets in a mid oven position and bake them in a preheated oven (180°C) until cooked but still "beige" in colour, not brown. Allow to cool down.

5.When cool, spread jam over half of the biscuit rounds and cover with the remaining ones.

6.Over low heat, warm up the sugar and water. Allow to simmer until a thick syrup is obtained. Immediately remove from heat. Add a few drops of the colouring to obtain a pale pink colour. Allow to cool.

7.Beat up the syrup with the lemon juice until a uniform consistency and colour is obtained. When the syrup starts opening up, add the milk and beat the mixture again. Use the syrup to thinly coat up the biscuits. If necessary, warm up the syrup coating to liquefy and make the coating process easier.

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