Queens Biscuits Biscotti Di Regina Recipes

QUEEN'S BISCUITS (BISCOTTI DI REGINA)

Steps:

• Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
• Sift together in a bowl the flour, sugar, baking
• powder and salt. Cut in with pastry blender or two knives until pieces are size of small peas.
• Add shortening and stir in eggs and milk.
• Make a soft dough.
• Mix thoroughly together.
• Break dough into small pieces and roll each piece between palms of hands to form rolls about 1-1/2-" in length.
• Flatten rolls slightly, and roll in sesame seeds.
• Place on cookie sheets about 3" apart. Bake at 375~ for 12-15 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned.

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.