Spicy, Sweet Buttery Biscuits

These slightly savoury, slightly sweet buttery biscuits are sprinkled with jeera or zeera (cumin) and are delicious on their own, but just perfect served with a chai as they often are in India. 

INGREDIENTS

• 220g butter
• 50g caster sugar
• 360g flour
• 2 tbsps cumin seeds
• Pinch of salt
• 2 tbsps milk 

METHOD

• Preheat your oven to 180°C.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar.  Put to one side.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, the cumin seeds and salt. Mix well. Then combine with the butter-sugar mixture before adding the milk.
• Knead the mixture to form a stiff dough. Wrap in cling film and chill for 10 mins.
• Lightly flour a work surface and roll the chilled dough to approximately 1/2cm thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut out small circles of the dough, and place on a lined baking tray.
• Place the baking tray in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the biscuits are lightly golden around the edges.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 mins before placing on a cooling rack.
• Serve with a cup of freshly brewed Kolkata Chai and enjoy!