Sesame Wine Biscuits Recipes

BISCOTTI REGINA - SICILIAN SESAME SEED COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl stir together all-purpose flour; sugar; ammonium carbonate (or baking powder) and salt.
• Add cold cubed butter and use your fingers or a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
• Make a well in the center and add an egg, freshly grated orange zest and 3 tbsp. of milk. Stir together to form a dough. If the mixture is dry add an extra tbsp. of milk, as needed, to form a slightly tacky dough.
• Shape into a round dough, flatten into a disc and wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Prepare 2 baking sheets and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a small bowl filled with water; place sesame seeds in a second bowl.
• Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces. Work with one piece of dough at a time keeping the rest wrapped. Roll into a long rope about the width of your thumb. Cut into 5 cm lengths.
• Moisten each cut piece of dough lightly with water with your fingers and roll in the sesame seeds to coat all sides.
• Place an inch apart on the prepared baking sheets as they will expand during baking. Continue with the remaining dough.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool before serving.

SESAME WINE BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1 Preheat the oven to 350°F. Have ready 2 large ungreased baking sheets. 2 In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Add the wine and olive oil and stir until well blended. 3 Shape the dough into a ball. Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Shape each piece into a 10-inch log. Flatten the logs slightly. Brush with the egg white and sprinkle with the sesame seeds. 4 Cut the logs into 3/4-inch pieces. Place the pieces 1 inch apart on the baking sheets. Bake for 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. 5 Have ready 2 large cooling racks. Transfer the baking sheets to the racks. Let the cookies cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer them to the racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.