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Orange Butter

A home-style Orange Butter made with Icing Sugar, Flour, Sugar, and Strained Orange Juice. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 2 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1/4 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 180 C. Beat the butter and grated rind until creamy. Add icing sugar and beat well. Stir in flour and combine.

2. 2

   Roll level teaspoons of the mixture into balls and place on ungreased oven trays.

3. 3

   Press down with a fork dipped in cold water (to prevent sticking) to flatten mixture into round discs.

4. 4

   Bake 10 - 12 minutes or until light coloured.

5. 5

   Cool on rack.

6. 6

   Store in an airtight container.

7. 7

   Place eggs with sugar, rind (I cut the rind in strips and removed them after cooking), juice and butter in a saucepan and stir over a gentle heat until thick.

8. 8

   DO NOT BOIL.

9. 9

   This takes about 10 minutes.

10. 10

    Cool completely, stirring occasionally.

11. 11

    Before serving join biscuits with orange butter.