Sesame Biscuits

Sesame Biscuits

Sesame Biscuits

Ingredients

White sesame seeds 4 tbsp
Flour, sifted 1 ½ cup
Butter ½ cup
 Sugar 1 cup
Vanilla essence ¼ tsp
Egg yolks 2

Method

Dry roast sesame seeds for 2-3 minutes. Transfer half the sesame seeds into a grinder, cool completely and grind into a coarse powder.

Whisk together butter and sugar in a bowl. Add vanilla essence and egg yolks and whisk into a smooth batter. Add the ground sesame seeds powder and flour and knead into dough. Refrigerate the dough for 15-20 minutes.

Remove the dough from the refrigerator, divide into small portions and shape into small biscuits. Coat the biscuits with the remaining sesame seeds.

Bake at 180 degrees C for 20-25 minutes.

Cheese Biscuits

Cheese Biscuits

Cheese Biscuits

Ingredients

Flour 1 cup
Salt ½ tsp
Pepper ½ tsp
Mustard ½ tsp
Butter 4 oz
Cheddar cheese grated 4 oz
Fine oats 2 tbsp
Paprika 1 tsp
Egg white 1

Method

Put flour, salt, pepper, mustard in a bowl and add the butter and rub it in till it resembles fine crumbs, stir in the cheese and mix to a dough and knead on a lightly floured surface, roll out thinly and cut in any shape and place on baking sheets. Mix together the fine oats and paprika and brush each biscuit on the tray with the egg white and sprinkle the oat-paprika mixture. Bake at 220 degrees C for 5-6 minutes or till pale in color. Cool and carefully remove with a palette knife.