Biscuits in the pan

Preparing biscuits cooked in a pan is really simple and, given the shortcrust pastry base, also easy to customize.

Craving for something sweet but having to pay a high bill? Or, more simply, do you think that it is not appropriate to turn it on to bake some biscuits? Here's the life-saving solution: pan biscuits. Perfect for breakfast or a snack , they are obtained from a shortcrust pastry base.

For this reason they are very simple to customize not only in the shapes, choosing different pastry rings based on the occasion, but also by flavoring the dough or choosing other shortcrust pastry recipes. For example, a simple but very effective idea could be to create a sort of bull's-eye biscuit.

How to prepare the pan biscuits recipe

1. Combine the flour, sugar, salt and vanilla in a bowl, giving a quick stir.
2. Then add the cold butter cut into cubes and knead until you obtain a crumbled mixture, just as you usually do with shortcrust pastry . Finally, add the egg and finish kneading to form a dough.
3. Wrap it in cling film and leave it in the fridge for at least an hour.
4. Roll out the pastry between two sheets of baking paper until it reaches half a centimeter thick . Then get your molds and prepare for cooking.
5. Heat a non-stick pan over high heat for 3 minutes. Then place the biscuits and lower the heat to low, cooking them for about 5 minutes per side .
6. As they are ready, transfer them to a wire rack to cool . If desired, decorate with a sprinkling of icing sugar.

If you're looking for another quick way to make biscuits, here's our tried and tested air fryer biscuit recipe.

storage

Pan biscuits will keep in a tin for up to a week .