SEMOLINA BISCUITS

 

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This Recipe Makes ± 28 Semolina Biscuits

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Semolina Biscuits are super yum. These biscuits (cookies) literally melt in your mouth & are enjoyable any time of day. They are very simple to prepare & trust me, once you’ve tried it, you will be making batches of them ever so often. These Semolina Biscuits are also great for functions, events & religious festivals such as Eid or Diwali/Deepavali.

Semolina Biscuits Ingredients:

• ¼ cup semolina
• 250 grams butter
• 1 cup castor sugar
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Method:

1. Firstly, preheat oven to 180° Celsius or 356° Fahrenheit.
2. Add the butter to a mixing bowl.
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4. Add ½ cup castor sugar to the butter.
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6. Cream the butter & castor sugar either using an electric mixer or a wooden spoon.
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8. Pour in the vegetable oil.
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10. Mix well.
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12. Next, add in the semolina.
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14. Mix well.
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16. Finally, add in the all purpose flour.
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18. Mix well until it forms a cookie dough.
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20. Prepare a baking tray by spraying some spray & cook & then dust with some flour.
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22. Pinch off small pieces of the cookie dough. Roll into balls.
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24. Place the balls of dough onto the prepared baking tray. Make sure that the balls are small & there is some space between each of them as they will rise when baking.
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26. Using a fork, press down on each of the dough balls to create a lined design.
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28. This will also push the dough down a bit, creating a circular biscuit (cookie).
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30. Bake these biscuits at 180° Celsius for 10-15 minutes until lightly golden.
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32. The dough may be a bit tender & seem uncooked but they will firm up once cooled.
33. Transfer the biscuits from the baking tray onto a cooling rack.
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35. Allow them to cool until warm to the touch.
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37. In a small bowl, add in the remaining ½ cup of castor sugar.
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39. Dunk the warm biscuits, one at a time into the bowl of castor sugar & coat throughout.
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42. The Semolina Biscuits are ready to serve.
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45. Serve them with a cup of coffee/tea or even Turkish Coffee.
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48. These Semolina Biscuits can be stored in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
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50. Enjoy these melt in your mouth Semolina Biscuits.
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