Strawberry and black pepper jammy sandwiches

Method

1. Rub the butter into the flour, black pepper, nutmeg and sugar until it looks like rough breadcrumbs. Slowly add the egg to bring the dough together. Wrap it in baking parchment and place it into the fridge for two hours or overnight.

2. Preheat your oven to 180°C and line two large flat baking trays with parchment.

3. Roll the dough to about 5 millimetres in thickness and cut out 20 circles. Place 12 of them on one of the baking trays. Cut stars or hearts out of the centre of the other 8 then re-roll the cut-out pieces to make the other 4 circles, cutting the centre from these as well.

4. Bake for about 10 minutes until golden. Once cool enough to handle, place on a wire rack to cool completely.

5. Spoon some jam on the full circles and place the other biscuits on top.