Coffee nut crescents
Coffee and walnut crescents rolled in sugar. Makes 35
Short, crumbly crescent biscuits flavoured with instant coffee and ground walnuts, rolled in caster sugar while still warm. Lovely with an after-dinner coffee and at festive times.
- Total time
- 32 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
For the topping
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Rub the 6 ½ oz self-raising flour, 3 tbsp caster sugar and 4 ½ oz butter together until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Step 2: Dissolve the 3 tsp instant coffee in the 3 tsp hot water. Add it with the 2 ⅞ oz walnuts and ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda and mix into a soft dough. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
30 minStep 3: Heat the oven to 350°F (300°F fan) and grease two baking trays.
Step 4: Roll 2 teaspoons of dough into a 5 cm length and curve it into a crescent. Repeat with the rest and place on the trays.
Step 5: Bake for 12 minutes.
12 minStep 6: While still warm, gently roll the crescents in the 7 oz caster sugar. Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 21 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does coffee nut crescents take?
- About 32 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 12 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of self-raising flour?
- Plain flour + 2 tsp baking powder per 150g (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of caster sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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