Yo-yos

Makes 36 single 18 pairs

 

1 cup S R Flour

1/2 cup cornflour

1/3 cup icing sugar

125 gm butter

1. Turn oven on. Set to 180 degrees C. Cream butter and icing sugar, work in flours to make a stiff dough.
2. Roll into balls (about the size of a walnut), place on oven tray. Using a fork flatten each ball a little.
3. Bake until light fawn colour 15 – 20 minutes. Allow to cool.
4. Join together to make yo-yos with melted butter icing.

Icing.

1. Sieve 2/3 cup icing sugar.
2. Melt 1 tablespoon (60 gm) butter in 1 tablespoon (1/8 cup) hot water.

Note this recipe can be made without wheat flour. Use 1 1/2 cups cornflour and 2 level teaspoons of baking powder, with butter and icing. Dairy free margarine can replace butter where dairy is suspect.