Acili Biskuvi (Spicy Biscuits)

Submitted by momaphet

"Adjust the cayenne if you like your biscuits less spicy. Biscuits can be reheated but are always best freshly made."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 35 biscuits

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3 -4 tablespoons kasar cheese or 3 -4 tablespoons mozzarella cheese, grated
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• Garnish

• 2 egg yolks
• kasar cheese or mozzarella cheese, grated
• nigella seeds (black sesame seeds)
• cayenne pepper

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F (180 C). Place the oven tray on the middle rack.
2. Place the flour in a large bowl and make a hole at the middle. Add the rest of the ingredients, knead. Don't knead too much! When the dough comes together, roll it 1/3 cm thick using a roller. Cut the dough with 1 1/3-1 1/2 " wide cookie cutters. Makes about 35 biscuits.
3. Put parchment paper on the oven tray. Place the biscuits on it. First eggwash the tops, then sprinkle some Nigella seeds, grated cheese or cayenne pepper all over.
4. Bake for about between 20-25 minutes. You can serve Turkish Spicy Biscuits with afternoon tea or with soup.

Reviews

[Susie D]

This has been one of my favorite Culinary Quest 4 experiences! When I returned to post my review I found I made it completely wrong! Mistake #1: Instead of printing I jotted down the recipe. Mistake #2: I used baking mix to make biscuit dough. I added the cheese and cayenne, rolled the dough, and cut 8 biscuits. I then used the egg wash, sprinkled with nigella seeds and berbere seasoning. The biscuits rose beautifully and tasted sooooo good. The unexpected flavors were stellar in biscuits and the seeds and light sprinkle of berbere made them pretty too. If you like cheddar biscuits you would like these. I will use the recipe to make my adaptation of "biscuits" again. Thank you for the inspiration and I'll do better following the directions in the future.