Sesame Biscuits

Name: Sesame Biscuits
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 47 min
Yield: 36 servings
Ingredients: 5 cups flour; 1.5 cups sugar; 1 cup oil; 5 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp ground anise; 1 cup sesame; water (as needed)

A shaped sesame biscuit that gets its look from pressing the dough against a grater or woven surface. The recipe carries both flavor and texture in the sesame itself.

Prep 35 min · Cook 12 min · Total 47 min · Difficulty: medium

Servings

Ingredients

5 cups

flour

1 1/2 cups

sugar

1 cup

oil

5 tsp

baking powder

1 tsp

baking soda

1 tsp

ground anise

1 cup

sesame

water — as needed

Method

Clean the sesame well, then mix it into the flour with the sugar, anise, and both raising agents.

Pour the oil into the center and rub it through the flour until the mixture turns to fine crumbs. Add water bit by bit until the dough becomes firm but pliable.

Roll the dough into ropes, cut small pieces, and press each one on a grater or similar textured surface to stamp a pattern into it.

Curl the shaped pieces slightly and bake at about 350°F/175°C (no temperature given in the source) until dry and lightly golden.

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