Kitzini Silicone Baking Mat: Review

Iced Cranberry Biscuits

I've been testing a silicone baking mat over the last few days and it's a real winner. The beauty of this mat is that it's multitasking and you can use it from start to finish, other than you can't cut out the biscuit shapes or use a knife on the mat, otherwise it will be cut to shreds.

The uncooked biscuits can be placed straight onto the mat because it doesn't require any greasing - cutting out baking paper or greasing trays will be a thing of the past.

This silicone mat measures 38cmx28cm it can also be used from -40oC to 248oC. It's also 100% certified food safe, is a professional grade of 0.75mm thickness and can be used in the microwave.

The underneath of the biscuits are a light golden brown consistent with even heat distribution. The mat is reusable, washes easily, dry with a tea towel and I leave mine flat to air dry. To store, roll up from the long edges and pop an elastic band round to secure.

The Kitzini Silicone Baking Mat can be purchased from Amazon.co.uk currently priced at £10.00

If you fancy having a go at baking the biscuits here's the recipe.

• For the iced cranberry biscuits:
• 140g plain flour
• 100g softened butter
• 50g icing sugar
• 1 egg yolk, whisked
• ¼ tsp pure orange extract
• dried cranberries
• Icing:
• 50g icing sugar, sifted

You will need: Biscuit cutters, large baking tray

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC .

2. Sieve the flour into a large bowl and add the cubes of softened butter. Rub together until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the icing sugar, add the whisked egg yolk and orange extract.

Bring the mixture together with your hands to form a dough.

3. Roll out the dough between two pieces of clingfilm. Cut out biscuit shapes.

4. Place the biscuits onto the tray and gently press a few cranberries onto each biscuit, bake for 12-15 minutes until tinged with golden brown around the edges. Cool.

5. For the icing: Place the sifted icing sugar into a bowl, gradually add water, teaspoon by teaspoon until a thin icing consistency is achieved and either drizzle over with a teaspoon or place in an icing bag and decorate.

Disclaimer: I was sent two mats for review purposes.