Tag: shortbread
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Alison Roman’s chocolate chunk shortbread recipe | Salty and Sweet!
I made this chocolate chunk shortbread for the second year running as part of my Christmas cookie menu and OMG it was such a hit both times. Youngs, olds everyone loves this shortbread. They are salty and sweet and have this delicious crunchy fringe of demerara sugar that is spectacularly good. This year I made…
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Pistachio & Date Nankatai: A Delicious Indo-British Biscuit Recipe
I love a good Indo-British food mash up. Nankatai are an exotic take on Scottish shortbread popularised by Parsi bakers in the wealthy trading city of Surat in Gujarat. They are yet another example of the rich multi-cultural food influences of the Indian subcontinent. Nankatai are eggless and so suitable for vegetarians which are in…
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Traditional Christmas Shortbread Recipe with Rice Flour and Vanilla
I wasn’t going to bake any biscuits or cookies this Christmas. I usually bake a selection of biscuits, which I decide on in the weeks leading up to Christmas – Oreos, Greek Easter biscuits and Graham crackers are some of my favorite festive bikkies. But this year I was going away on the 16th of…
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Eggless Indian Savory Shortbread Recipe: Khara Biscuits for Tea Time
I love dunking biscuits in tea but I get a bit sick of sweet biscuits, so these Indian khara biscuits are perfect for a savoury dunking experience. Indian vegetarians don’t eat eggs – their baked goods tend to be ‘eggless’ but not vegan, as dairy is used. Some Indian cooks use vegetable shortening in these…
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Christmas Baking: Refrigerator Biscuits Recipes for Hot Weather
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the kitchen and do a bit of Christmas baking, Sydney gets hit with a heatwave and it’s difficult to work out what you can possibly bear to eat, let alone turn on the oven and bake Christmas biscuits. In the humid heat of early…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 