The orange colour of marigolds is a familiar sight in many gardens and I thought they would work perfectly teamed with orange to make a shortbread biscuit. The shortbread would be delicious served with a cup of tea in the afternoon or indeed eaten when you fancy something sweet.
Ingredients
200 g plain flour
50 g caster sugar
125 g butter
zest of 1 orange
1 tsp vanilla essence
handful marigold petals
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 175C
Rub the butter into the flour and sugar mixture until a dough is formed.
Add the orange zest, vanilla and marigold petals and mix though.
Roll out the dough and cut into biscuit shapes using a cutter.
Place on a baking tray and bake for fifteen minutes until golden
The marigold adds an interesting colour to the biscuit as well as a delicate taste that works well with the orange. I think the strands of petals look pretty and add an interesting texture. If you didn’t know flowers had been used to make the biscuits you would not notice.