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Cinnamon Biscuits

26 January , ,

Everyone is on diet here at home, so the posts are getting rare, because I’m not visiting the kitchen, and I’m not doing anything different, but I’m missing the kitchen. I made these cookies around Christmas and I got the recipe here. This is one of those cookies great for an afternoon tea, perfect with a cup of coffee, tea or even hot chocolate. They are delicious, simple and super easy to make. The only problem is that for me the cinnamon flavor was very soft, the next time I will increase a little, because I love cinnamon.

Cinnamon Biscuits
Makes 40

Ingredients:

¾ cup + 1 tablespoon (184g) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup + 1 ½ tablespoons (218g) caster sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 ½ cups + 2 ½ tablespoons (375g) all purpose flour
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 egg white, lightly beaten with a fork
granulated sugar, for sprinkling

Directions:

Place butter, sugar and cinnamon in a food processor and process until smooth. Add the flour, egg and egg yolks and process until a smooth dough forms – my processor wasn’t strong enough to process the dough, so I prepared it on my Kitchen Aid using the paddle attachment. Lightly knead the dough, divide in two parts and wrap each one in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm.

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F; line two large baking sheets with baking paper.
Roll 1 leveled tablespoon of the dough to form a log (roughly 10cm/4in long). Carefully bend the top to form a candy cane and place onto prepared sheets, 2.5cm (1in) apart. Repeat with the remaining dough. Brush the canes with the egg white and sprinkle over the sugar. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool.
Store the cookies in an airtight container for 2-3 weeks.

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Guava Biscuits

9 December , , , ,

guava biscuitsOh, this is good! hehe…I had this recipe for a while, waiting to be tested and finally I made it. I can only say that it is delicious. I got the recipe on the site of the lovely Marly, and the recipe is delicious and simple, so good, especially when they’re hot and fresh from the oven, oh boy ! I recommend everyone to test it and I’m sure you will not be disappointed. Oh one tip, I liked to make them shaped into ball, because it gets easier to eat a lot…hehe.

Guava Biscuits

Ingredients:

500g all purpose flour
200g unsalted butter
1 cup milk
1 tbsp baking powder

250g guava paste (for the filling)

1 egg white (beaten, to brush the top)
2 cup crystallized sugar (to coat)

Directions:

Slice the guava paste into small strips and reserve. Grease two 12×16 inches pan. Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
Mix the dough ingredients, the flour, butter, milk and baking powder. Mix until smooth. Divide the dough in two and reserve one half in a plastic bag. Roll out one half on a floured surface into a rectangle (not to thin). Cut into smaller rectangles (3×2 inches), put a guava paste strip in the center and role up the dough and pinch edge together to seal. Brush the top of the biscuits with the egg white and coat only the top with the crystallized sugar. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes (or until the bottom of the biscuits turn brown). Repeat the process with the other half.

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