9/17/2023 0 Comments Chocolate vienna fingers![]() ![]() If it’s not, get your kids to cut it into small pieces and pop it into the microwave for 10 seconds or so (not long enough to melt it). ![]() Your butter needs to soft before you mix it. Get your kids to measure the butter and icing sugar out and dd them to a large mixing bowl or free-standing mixer. Line 2-3 baking trays with baking/parchment paper Mix the butter and sugar together Sprinkles (optional) How to make Viennese fingers I think this makes Viennese fingers a little easier to make especially for little bakers. The difference comes in how you pipe it: Viennese fingers are piped in a straight line, whereas Viennese whirls are piped in a swirl and then sandwiched together. The biscuit dough itself is the same in a Viennese finger and Viennese whirl. What’s the difference between a Viennese finger and a Viennese whirl? They’re soft and crumbly to eat, and perfect served with a cup of tea. Viennse fingers are a delicious soft buttery, shortbread style biscuit, topped with a little chocolate. Although they’re British born, they are inspired by an Austrian biscuit so I suppose they were named in honour of that. They might sound like they’re from Austria (it’s what I originally assumed), but they are in fact a British invention. Or you can use different types of chocolate or even get your kids to decorate the ends with sprinkles. If you don’t want to add the chocolate, you can miss this step out – the biscuits are tasty enough without it. If you have younger children that finds piping too difficult, this is a great, easy job for them. Lastly, we dipped the ends of our biscuits in chocolate. Piping in a straight line is relatively easy although I find it helps if I hold the bag with them and help them squeeze the mixture out while they guide the bag. It’s certainly a bit different to rolling out the dough or using cutters. My kids like trying their hand at piping so these were a fun biscuit to try. ![]() It’s important the mix is quite soft before you pipe it so you might need to give your kids a hand or do it in a free-standing mixer. Even very young children can help measure out all the ingredients and mix them together. Viennese fingers are surprisingly easy to make, so very doable for children or novice bakers. Rather than having to pipe the biscuits out into a swirl you can just pipe in a straight line which is definitely a bit less tricky, especially for small hands. We’ve made Mary Berry’s Viennese whirls before but thought these Viennese fingers might be a little easier. When i’m baking with kids, I generally like to stick to really simple recipes, but these, although they might look a little tricky to make are easier than you think, meaning even children can give them a go. These Viennese fingers are an elegant looking buttery shortbread biscuit. They might look a bit tricky to make, but they’re easier than you think, meaning even children and beginner bakers can give them a try. Viennese fingers Viennese fingers dipped in chocolate are a delicious buttery shortbread biscuit. ![]()
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