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I'm a food writer who specialises in UK food education. My latest Cream Horns and Vol-au-vents released 2025 is about teaching cooking in schools in the 1970s.

Peppermint creams


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Peppermint creams

300 g icing sugar

1 egg white

Peppermint essence

Green colouring

Melted chocolate

Method

Sieve the icing sugar into a bowl.

Add the egg white and mix then knead to a smooth dough.

Dredge the work surface with icing sugar and knead in the peppermint essence and the green colouring.

Roll out to 1 ½ cm thickness and cut into circles and diamond shapes.

You can dip some of the peppermint creams into melted chocolate if you wish.

Place in small paper cases.

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