Time and servings
Time and servings
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- ¼ cup powdered sugar / icing sugar
- 1 cup wheat flour / atta
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- ¼ tsp cardamom / elachi (powdered)
- 3 tbsp milk (room temperature)
Instructions
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ½ cup unsalted butter and ¼ cup powdered sugar.
- beat the sugar and butter well with the help of hand mixer or whisk.
- further add 1 cup wheat flour, ½ tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp baking soda and pinch of salt.
- additionally add ¼ tsp cardamom powder or vaniila extract.
- mix and crumble the ingredients well with hand.
- furthermore add 3 tbsp milk and start to combine well.
- do not knead, just combine to form a dough.
- also make sure when the dough is cut, it has a crumbly texture.
- now flatten and roll out slightly thick with the help of rolling pin.
- seal the edges with your hand if cracks forms at the sides.
- now with the help of cookie cutter, cut into any desired shape. gather the remaining dough and make sure to prepare biscuits from it.
- place the cut dough on to a tray lined with baking paper.
- bake the biscuits in preheated oven at 160 degree celsius for 15 minutes or till the edges turn slightly golden.
- allow the biscuit to cool completely. biscuits will be soft when hot, and turns crunchy when cooled.
- finally, wheat biscuit is ready to serve with chai or store in airtight container for at least 2 weeks.
Atta or wheat biscuits recipe
How to make wheat biscuit with step by step photo
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firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ½ cup unsalted butter and ¼ cup powdered sugar.
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beat the sugar and butter well with the help of hand mixer or whisk.
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further add 1 cup wheat flour, ½ tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp baking soda and pinch of salt.
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additionally add ¼ tsp cardamom powder or vanilla extract.
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mix and crumble the ingredients well with hand.
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furthermore add 3 tbsp milk and start to combine well.
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do not knead, just combine to form a dough.
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also make sure when the dough is cut, it has a crumbly texture.
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now flatten and roll out slightly thick with the help of rolling pin.
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seal the edges with your hand if cracks forms at the sides.
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now with the help of cookie cutter, cut into any desired shape. gather the remaining dough and make sure to prepare biscuits from it.
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place the cut dough on to a tray lined with baking paper.
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bake the biscuits in preheated oven at 160 degree celsius for 15 minutes or till the edges turn slightly golden.
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allow the biscuit to cool completely. biscuits will be soft when hot, and turns crunchy when cooled.
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finally, wheat biscuit is ready to serve with chai or store in airtight container for at least 2 weeks.
Notes
- firstly, replace wheat flour with maida to prepare maida biscuit.
- furthermore, skip the addition of salt if the butter is salted butter.
- also, to flavour the biscuits add roasted jeera to the dough and prepare jeera biscuit.
- additionally, cut biscuits to any desired shape and bake only till the edges turn slightly golden.
- finally, wheat biscuit will turn crunchy only after its cooled completely.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/biscuit-recipe-wheat-atta-biscuits/