Other than being famous for Biryani and dozen variety of curries that which includes Hyderabadi Khatti Dal and Tala hua ghosht Hyderabad is also famous for Osmania biscuits and Karachi fruit biscuits.
The Fruit biscuits are so famous that they serve as a tasty gift to outsiders. Last year my Dad had gifted one such box to his Kashmiri friend on our trip to Kashmir. So far I have baked the biscuits twice the second time keeping them smaller in size and a little more crisper however, the first impression was the best impression. Two of my niece and nephew were with me and it hardly took time to finish the biscuits. (Proof? The pic below :P)
The biscuits will enter the fridge before the oven for two hours so plan ahead when you are making and baking them as per your schedule. The biscuits while baking will fill your kitchen with a sweet aroma, hard to resist and if you have children around be ready to answer their questions which will only be "When will they get done?"
With few ingredients and easy recipe like this you would love to make these again and again. Store the biscuits in an air tight container for up to a week.
Ingredients:
- All purpose flour/Maida - 1 1/2 cups
- Butter - 1/2 cup
- Custard powder - 1/2 cup
- Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
- Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup
- Tutti frutti - 1/2 cup
- Pineapple essence - 1/4 tsp
- Milk - 5 tbsp
Method:
- In a bowl whisk together butter and sugar.
- Add in sieved flour, custard powder and baking powder. Mix well.
- Add tutti frutti and pineapple essence. Combine well.
- Add in the milk little by little and make a dough out of the batter. The batter at this point will be very soft and crumbly. If you feel your dough needs more milk then add in a tablespoon of it.
- Divide the dough into two equal portions.
- Roll them into logs and refrigerate for two hours atleast.
- Take them out of fridge and cut with knife into desired shapes.
- Butter your cookie sheet and arrange the biscuits on it with equal distance between them.
- Bake them in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees for 12 to 15 mins.
- Allow them to cool to room temperature. The biscuits will turn crispier with time. Serve and enjoy.
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