Ines Portuguese Biscoitos Recipes

PORTUGUESE BISCOITOS

Steps:

• 1. Dissolve the ammonia in a little milk.
• 2. Mix flour, eggs, shortening, sugar, and ammonia mixture all together until completely blended.
• 3. Make a well in the center of your dough. Add the melted butter into the center and continue mixing until smooth. If the dough still seems dry, you can add some warm milk.
• 4. Take 1/4" balls of dough and mold into a 5" long roll.
• 5. Bring the ends together (to create the O shape), and pinch closed at the ends.
• 6. Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 300 degrees for about 15 - 20 minutes or until cooked through.

AVô'S BISCOITOS (PORTUGUESE BISCOTTI/COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cream together butter and sugar until light in color and fluffy in texture.
• Do not undercream or overcream. (Undercreamed butter/sugar looks yellow and dense. Overcreamed butter/sugar looks white and greasy.).
• Add eggs, mixing until blended.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder.
• Add flour mixture to creamed mixture, stirring until combined.
• If dough seems dry or flakey, knead slightly.
• Scoop up ping-pong ball sized dollops of dough.
• Roll between your hands to form a 5-inch long "snake", even throughout the length.
• (if dough is too sticky to handle at this point, you will need to add a small amount of flour to the dough to make it workable).
• Brings ends of the "snake" together, slightly folding one end over the other, to form a donut-shape with a small hole in the middle.
• Place cookies 1-2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
• Bake 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Let rest on baking sheet 2 minutes before transferring to rack to cool.
• Enjoy!

PORTUGUESE BISCUIT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until frothy. Add the lemon zest, oil, whiskey and cinnamon. Beat until well combined.
• Add the baking soda and then the flour, 1 cup at a time until the batter becomes easy to roll.
• Form the dough into round balls and place 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.
• Cook until they turn golden brown. Release one cookie to check the bottom to be sure they aren't overcooked.
• Remove the baking sheets and leave to cool.