Pages

Jan 30, 2012

Butter Cashew Biscuits / Cookies - My Guest Post @ Good Food

         Till from my childhood days friends occupy a major part of life. I give more importance to friends n friendship than to any other relationship. I missed many of my dear friends and i didn't know anything about them but at the same time my few intimate friends are still with me and i love to share my happiness and greetings with them on all important occasions. After entering in to this vast blogging world, i happen to get so many friends virtually :) I am so lucky to have such friends in my life and one such blogger dear friend , Sobha who blogs at Good Food. She is really a lovely person and i always amazed at her healthy cooking and egg less calorie less baking.  I am so excited when she asked me to do a guest post for her Chef's Favorite Series. And am so happy she starts the great event with my post as first, Thank You Sobha for this wonderful opportunity and i feel so honored. I shared me and my kids' favourite Butter Cashew Biscuits. I tried this so many times and now this has become my family favourite. These biscuits/cookies taste similar to Good Day Cashew Biscuits and even more fresh and flavourful than the store bought ones. Good day Biscuits and Bourbon biscuits are my favourite ones. I never thought that I could make those lovely cashew biscuits at home.




Ingredients
  1. All Purpose Flour 1 and 1/4 cup
  2. Rice Flour 1/3 cup
  3. Butter 1/2 cup
  4. Icing Sugar 1/2 cup
  5. Baking Powder 1/4 tsp
  6. Salt 1/2 tsp
  7. Vaniila Extract 1/2 tsp
  8. Cashew Nut 1/3 cup
  9. Egg White from one large egg
  10. Milk 2 tbsp
Method
  • Preheat oven to 200 degree Fahrenheit.
  • Line a baking tray with aluminium paper. Add few drops of olive oil, spread it and arrange the cashew nuts.
  • Bake it for 8-10 minutes or until it turns light golden brown.
  • Once done remove from the oven, allow to cool and grind it to a fine powder and keep aside.
  • In a medium sized mixing bowl, sift flours ,salt,baking soda and combine well and keep ready.
  • In another bowl, add butter and using an electric hand blender beat butter until light n fluffy.
  • Add icing sugar and beat until fluffy and add vanilla, milk and egg white, then beat to combine.
  • Now add flour mixture and gently mix everything well and using hands make it to a smooth dough.
  • And cover the bowl, using cling wrap and refrigerate the dough for 2 hours.
  • After 2 hours , line baking tray with parchment paper and keep ready.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degree Fahrenheit.
  • After that, divide the dough in to 3 equal parts. Place one part in a parchment/wax paper in a firm platform and place another parchment paper over the dough and press it.
  • Using a rolling pin roll the dough firmly to 1/4 " thick and then remove the outer paper.
  • Using a cookie cutter or any rim of a can/bottle, cut and place the cut out dough 2 inches apart into the already lined/greased baking tray . Then using a fork press each rolled out dough to get stripe impression.
  • Then bake it for 15-18 minutes ( for me it took only 12 minutes) or till the edges n bottom turn light golden brown colour.
  • Allow to cool them on wire racks and store it on air tight container.
Notes:

* Instead of Cashew nut you can also use Pistachios and Almonds or a combo of any two nuts.
* If you don't have icing sugar, just add 3/4 cup of granulated sugar to blender and powder it finely and use it. I tried using both icing and granulated sugar but icing sugar gives you more fine taste n melt in mouth cookies.
* If u find hard to roll the dough , simply take 2 teaspoons of dough, shape them in to small balls, about 1/4" inch thick and press gently using a glass bottom and place 2 inches apart in to the baking tray greased or lined with parchment paper

Hop on to Sobha's Space for the step wise pictures and more...Thank You!!

33 comments:

  1. Yummmy!!!!
    Lovely presentation!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thank you for such a wonderful post at my space dear...biscuits are just fabulous and so yummy..just like Good day biscuits..will try this out soon..Thank you for all your hardwork behind such a great post :) love u :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. pleasure is all mine...Enjoyed doing it for you :)

      Delete
  3. Lovely post and equally tempting pics, Sangee...I have to try it soon as I love butter cashew cookies, it looks very easy to make from your pic tutorial, thanks for linking your cutlet recipe to my event

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Indrani...Yup its very easy and delicious recipe...if u try plz let me know h it turns out to u :)

      Delete
  4. Butter cashew biscuit looks crunchy and perfect...

    ReplyDelete
  5. Looks really mouthwatering n Yummy !!!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Read your post and Sobha's space..great job Sangee. Awesome clicks

    ReplyDelete
  7. Cheked in Shobas blog and commented as well as bookmarked and kept....superb cookies dear

    ReplyDelete
  8. Looks so professional..perfectly baked too

    ReplyDelete
  9. Replies
    1. Thanks Nithi...Happy to see you Here after a very long time :)

      Delete
  10. great knowing about you sangee ! nice post @ sobha's place

    ReplyDelete
  11. looks tempting and yummy cookies ........

    ReplyDelete
  12. Read your guest post at Sobha's dear, loved the cookies..

    ReplyDelete
  13. Thanks everyone for your lovely comment...its really encouraging n sure will keep up my good work :)

    ReplyDelete
  14. ur biscuits look so very perfect...

    ReplyDelete
  15. Read ur guest post,gr8 job sangee...Biscuits looks soo perfect!!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Biscuits look perfect...wonderful presentation..

    ReplyDelete
  17. Great pictures and looks scummy..reminds me of good day :)... now made at home!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Biscuits looks perfect...Bookmarked...

    ReplyDelete
  19. Totally inviting clicks Sangee and nice choice for the guest post.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. thank you dear, hmmm i thought of posting this recipe for long time and when Sobha asked me ,i wanted to make it for her :)

      Delete
  20. Wat a beautiful guest post Sangee, well done.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Sangee, I enjoyed your post completely on Sobha's blog - I too am an ardent, HUGE, unwavering fan of my mom's cooking and every time I make her recipes, I remember her, miss her and wish she was still around on earth!
    The biscuits are truly droolworthy!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Priya, great to know you- No one or nothing can replace Mom right??

      Delete
  22. wow am drooling here,delicious and prefect cookies...yum,yum...

    ReplyDelete
  23. wow, those look superb, what a great color and texture.

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for Stopping by and leaving your lovely thoughts...Your few words means a lot to me.Hope you will Visit again!
Please note that any comments with separate links to any external websites or blog events or advertisements may not be published. Thanks for understanding the same.