Gluten-free biscuits

Line a monumental baking tray with baking parchment. Beat the sugar and butter collectively in a monumental bowl until pale and tender utilizing an electrical jog. Pour within the egg, a itsy-bitsy bit at a time, whisking successfully after every addition. Tip within the flour, cornflour, xanthan gum and salt, and beat again. (If utilizing chocolate chips or citrus zest, scuttle this in now.) Flatten the dough correct into a disc within the bowl, then shroud and relax for 1 hr.

Establish the chilled dough between two sheets of baking parchment and roll out to 1cm thick. The usage of a 6cm cutter, rate out as many biscuits as that it’s likely you’ll presumably presumably, arranging them on the tray with put between them. Re-roll the offcuts and repeat until the total dough has been aged (it’s best to aloof get 12-15 biscuits). Chill for 30 minutes.

Warmth the oven to 180C/160C fan/gasoline 4. In case you esteem, sprinkle the biscuits with a itsy-bitsy bit demerara sugar, then bake for 8-10 minutes until golden and company on the perimeters. Leave to frigid on the tray for 2-3 minutes, then switch to a wire rack to frigid entirely.