Middle Eastern Spiced Cookies

Ingredients

• 250 g S/R Flour
• 250 g Plain Flour
• 90 g melted unsalted butter
• 1/2 Cup warm milk (to start)
• 1 tablespoon each of ground fennel & aniseed
• 1.5 tablespoons nigella seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon each mahlab, cinnamon & yeast
• 1 cup caster sugar

Instructions

1. 1

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2. 2

   Sift the flours into a large bowl, add the spices, sugar, yeast & nigella seeds. Mix well then make a well in the centre & add the butter milk.

3. 3

   Knead & add more milk if needed to make a smooth non sticky dough. Rest 1-2 hours.

4. 4

   Using a mould make golf sized balls, grease your mould & flatten the dough into the mould. Bake at 180 until golden (approx 13-15min) Once finished brush them with milk & enjoy!

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6. 6

   These are not your traditional biscuit, they have a soft chewy centre, more bread like centre. if you like them crunchy make them thinner & cook a few minutes longer.