Cardamom, saffron biscuits
Butter biscuits scented with saffron and cardamom, topped with almonds. Makes 80
Golden butter biscuits flavoured the Indian way with saffron and coarsely ground cardamom, each topped with flaked almonds. Light and crisp, they are lovely for Diwali tins and with tea. For plain biscuits leave out the flavourings, or add 1 tsp vanilla essence instead to make vanilla biscuits.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 20
Ingredients
For the topping
Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan). Line baking trays with baking paper.
Step 2: Stir the 1 tsp saffron into the warm ¾ cup milk and leave it to colour while you start the dough.
Step 3: Cream the 9 oz butter and 7 oz sugar until light and fluffy, gradually adding the saffron milk while creaming.
Step 4: Fold in the 1 ⅛ lb self-raising flour, 1 ½ tsp cardamom and ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda and knead into a soft dough.
Step 5: Roll into 80 small balls, pat each one a little flatter and arrange 3 cm apart on the trays.
Step 6: Press a few 1 ⅜ oz flaked almonds on top of each biscuit.
Step 7: Bake for 10–12 minutes until light brown. Cool on a wire rack and store in an air-tight tin.
12 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 235 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 29 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does cardamom, saffron biscuits take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 20 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
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