Viennese whirls

Viennese whirls
These elegant, buttery biscuits might look extra impressive but they're surprisingly easy to make. Dip in chocolate for an extra sweet treat

  • Preparation and cooking time
    • Prep:45 mins
    • Cook:12 mins
  • Easy
  • makes 10

  • Freezable (uncooked dough only)
  • Vegetarian

Nutrition: per serving
NutrientUnit
kcal405
fat25g
saturates16g
carbs42g
sugars25g
fibre1g
protein2g
salt0.6g

Ingredients

For the biscuits

  • 200g slightly salted butter, softened
  • 50g icing sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 200g plain flour
  • 2 tsp cornflour
  • ½ tsp baking powder

For the filling

  • 100g butter, softened
  • 170g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 50g raspberry jam or strawberry jam

Method

  • STEP 1

    Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line 2 baking sheets with baking parchment. Put the butter and icing sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric hand whisk for about 5 mins until pale and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and beat again until fully incorporated.

  • STEP 2

    Sift in the flour, cornflour and baking powder, and fold into the mixture using a spatula until combined (the dough should have a tacky consistency). Spoon the dough into a piping bag fitted with a large star-shaped nozzle. If all the mixture doesn’t fit, do it in 2 batches.

  • STEP 3

    Pipe swirly circles 5cm diameter onto 2 baking sheets making sure there are 3cm spaces between each swirl.

  • STEP 4

    Bake for 10-12 mins, swapping the trays over halfway through the cooking time so the biscuits are evenly baked, until pale golden and cooked through. Leave to cool on the baking sheets for a few mins, then transfer to wire racks.

  • STEP 5

    While the biscuits cool, make the filling. Put the softened butter in a large mixing bowl and add the icing sugar. Stir together initially with a wooden spoon then switch to electric beaters or a whisk to get the buttercream fluffy and smooth. Add the vanilla extract and beat once more to combine. Transfer the buttercream to a piping bag and snip off the end.

  • STEP 6

    Turn the biscuits over so their flat side is facing up then pipe buttercream over half of the biscuits and spread a little jam on the rest. Sandwich a jam covered biscuit together with a buttercream one and repeat until all the biscuits are used up.

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