Biskuttini tar-Raħal - Village Biscuits
This is Ch-EAT's take on these Maltese famous biscuits. Traditionally served at Christenings and decorated with blue or pink icing swirls, these little treats go perfectly with that cup of tea or coffee. This recipe makes around 10 large biscuits.
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Ingredients:
3 Large Eggs
125g Granulated Sugar
125g Brown Sugar
1/4tsp Vanilla Essence
450g Plain '00' Flour
1tbsp Crushed Anise Seeds
1tbsp Ground Aniseed
1/2tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/4tsp Ground Cloves
1 1/2tsp Baking Powder
Grated Zest of 1 Orange
Grated Zest of 1 Lemon
A Pinch of Salt
For Decoration
Sugar Pearls
Ready-Made Icing
or
250g Icing Sugar
1egg white
1tsp Lemon Juice
Food Colouring
Directions:
1.Using a mixer beat together the eggs, sugars and vanilla essence.
2.Lightly crush the anise seeds. In a separate bowl combine together the flour, anise seeds, ground aniseed, cinnamon, cloves, baking powder, orange and lemon zest and a pinch of salt.
3.Add them to the egg mixture and mix until you get a sticky dough.
4.With lightly wet hands form into small balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper leaving at least 6cms between each other. Wetting your hands make the job easier.
5.Bake in a pre-heated 230°c oven for about 10 minutes. Or until nicely puffed and lightly browned.
6.Let them cool on a cooling rack completely before decorating.
7.If you buy ready-made icing just create swirls of icing and place a sugar pearl in the centre.
8.If you want to make the icing yourself just pass the icing sugar through a sieve, add the egg white and lemon juice, and mix together until creamy. Then add the colouring of your choice and mix well.
9.Place in a piping bag and decorate.
