Chef’s table: Baking with the best

Got some small helpers hanging around the house? Get them baking with you with these recipes from Shane Smith (chefshanesmith.ie)

Viennese jam whirls are great for small helpers

Viennese jam whirls

Ingredients, makes 12

250g very soft butter

50g icing sugar

Dash vanilla essence

225g plain flour

25g cornflour

For the filling

150g unsalted butter

Dash vanilla essence

200g icing sugar

200g berry jam

Method

1. For the biscuits, preheat your oven to 190C. Line three baking trays with parchment paper and set aside.

2. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, vanilla and icing sugar together until pale and soft. To this, ...