Air biscuits
This delicate cookie has a surprising contrast between melting in the mouth pastry and crunchy sugar crust. The dough for this recipe can be stored in the freezer for a few days.
You will need:
- 3 cups wheat flour;
- 2 packs of butter of margarine;
- 1 Cup sour cream;
- sugar;
- 1 egg.
Frozen margarine RUB on a grater or finely chop with a knife. Sift the flour mound in the center make a well, put him in the margarine and sour cream. Knead the dough, gather it into a ball, wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Divide dough into 4 parts. One part roll out on Board sprinkled with flour, to a thickness of about 3 mm. Glass or a small round notch cut out blanks for the cookies. When the dough run out, gather scraps in a ball and roll it again. Proceed this way with all portions of the test.
Whisk the egg and pour it into a saucer. In another saucer, pour a few tablespoons of sugar. Alternately dip the cake dough into the egg and sugar. Lay cookies on a baking sheet, greased with margarine. Place the pan in the oven, preheated to 200oC. Cook the cookie until it will become a delicious Golden crust, then remove it from the baking sheet and refrigerate.
If you like more spicy taste, add in sugar a little ground cinnamon.
Homemade cheese biscuits
Biscuits turns out very satisfying - it can be served at lunch or Breakfast, replacing them with a traditional dish of cottage cheese.
You will need:
- 200 g soft cheese;
- 200 grams of wheat flour;
- 200 of margarine;
- 0.5 cups of sugar;
- pinch of vanilla;
- 2 eggs;
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda;
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice;
- powdered sugar for sprinkling.
Vanilla can be replaced with vanilla sugar or essence.
In a large bowl mash cottage cheese with eggs, sugar, vanilla and baking soda, slaked lemon juice. Add softened margarine, mix thoroughly, and then portions add the sifted flour. Knead a soft dough and roll it into the reservoir on the Board, sprinkled with flour. A glass cut out circles. In the middle of each put half a teaspoon of sugar. Fold the tortilla in half and in half again so that it was similar to the petal.
Presets for cookies spread on a baking sheet, greased with margarine and sprinkled with flour. Do not place them too tightly - when baking cookies rises and increases in size. Place the pan in the oven, preheated to 200oC. Bake until Golden brown. Remove cookies from baking sheet to cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.