Hyderabadi Karachi Style Biscuits

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Recipe: 

Cuisine: Indian Vegetarian

Category: Baking

Preparation time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Serving Size: 20-25 biscuits

Author: Bhumika Joshi

Measurements:

• 1 Cup = 240 ml
• 1 tbsp = 15 ml
• 1 tsp = 5 ml

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all purpose flour(150 gms)
• 2 tbsp vanilla flavored custard powder
• 1/2 cup unsalted room temperature butter(115 gms)
• Pinch of salt [skip if adding salted butter]
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp almond powder(optional)
• 1/2 cup tutti frutti
• 1/4 cup broken cashews and almonds(dry fruits of your choice)
• 1/2 tsp pineapple essence
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder

Method:

• Beat the butter and sugar till it turns pale and creamy. It takes around 3-4 mins.
• Add the pineapple essence, cardamom powder and combine together. 
• In another bowl seive the flour, custard powder, salt (only if using unsalted butter) and almond flour in large bowl and add it to the butter and sugar mixture. Combine it well.
• Finally, add the tutti frutti and dry fruits. Gently bring the ingredients together to form a dough [don't knead]. Give it a rectangular shape like a log. 
• Cling wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.  
• Remove the cling wrap and cut them into 1/4 inch thickness. 

Preheat the oven to 170 C / 350 F.

• Lay the biscuits keeping a gap of  2 inches on a baking tray lined with parchment/baking paper and place the tray in middle rack.
• Bake them for 15 minutes until the edges of the biscuits begin to golden brown (refer to the picture below).
• The biscuits will be soft when straight out of the oven. Allow it cool completely on a wire rack.
• The biscuits stay good for 2 weeks when stored in air tight container. 

                                             

Handy Tips:

• If Custard powder is unavailable you can be replace it with cornflour + 1/2 tsp vanilla essence. 
• If the dough is dry sprinkle few tea spoon full of milk. (I didn't require any milk.)
• If the dough is sticky add little flour.
• Skip the nuts in case of any allergy.

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