Recipe: Lemon and Fennel Seed Biscuits

As requested, here’s the recipe for the delicious lemon and fennel biscuits I have been eating this week. They are full of middle eastern flavours and remind me of family times together. I made these with the kids who absolutely loved rolling the dough into sausages and making the little circles. It’s a bit like play dough! They go great with a cup of tea or coffee too! Let me know if you try them!

INGREDIENTS:

• 500g plain flour

• 14g instant yeast

• 1 tbsp baking powder

• 125g golden caster sugar

• 2 eggs

• 100ml olive oil

• Grated zest of 1 lemon

• 1 tbsp fennel seeds

• 50ml warm milk

• 1 egg yolk, beaten

• Sesame seeds

METHOD:

• Put the flour, yeast, baking powder and sugar in bowl and mix together. This can be done in a stand mixer with a dough hook.

• Add the eggs one at a time and continue mixing. 

• Pour in the olive oil and mix.

• Add the lemon zest, fennel seeds and mix.

• Pour in the milk and knead until it is a sticky dough. Add some water if needed (about 75ml).

• Flour a clean surface and turnout the dough, rolling it into a long, thin log about as wide as your little finger. Cut the log into 4cm slices and roll into a sausage shape and join the 2 ends together to form a circle. 

• Place on a floured baking tray, cover and set aside to rise for 1 hour. 

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.

• Brush the circles with beaten egg and sprinkle with some sesame seeds.

• Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. 

• Cool and then ENJOY!!

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