Osmania Biscuits

 Osmania biscuits are popular in Irani cafes of Hyderabad and these biscuits got the name of the last ruler of Osman Ali Khan. Osmani biscuit,is a short bread kind of cookies with a balance of sweet and salt taste.These cookies are melt in mouth,can be accompanied with a cup of tea.Making these biscuits is pretty simple with the basic ingredients.

My kids love the store bought Osmania biscuits and it has been in my to do list since so long.Finally for the Bake-A-Thon,I tried and it tastes almost the store bought ones.

In some of the recipes saffron infused milk is used for brushing which gives a nice flavor and color to the cookies.But I was not sure about the taste and flavor of saffron in cookies,so I skipped it and brushed wit the regular milk.

                                                                    

                                                            

                                                     Osmania Biscuits

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   Basic Information

   Recipe Source ~ here

   Preparation time ~ 20 minutes
   Chilling time ~ 10-12 minutes
   Baking time ~ 20-22 minutes

   Makes ~ 14-16 cookies

    

  Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1 cup
Custard powder	1 tbs
Milk powder	2 tbs
Salt	3/4 tsp
Baking powder	1/2 tsp
Sugar	2-3 tbs
Cold Butter/vennai	1/2 cup or 1 stick
Milk	1 tbs for brushing

   Method 

• Take the cold butter in a wide mouth bowl or plate and smooth it.To this add in all purpose flour and mix it with the finer tips.

• Now the dough will be crumbly.Rub it with the palms until it becomes a smooth dough.Now to this smooth dough add the custard powder,milk powder,sugar,baking powder and salt.Mix it well until a smooth dough is formed.

• Rest the dough in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.Now sprinkle a tsp of flour on a working surface or on parchment paper.Roll the dough using a rolling pin to 1/4 inch thickness.Wit the help of a round cookie cutter cut the dough.

• Arrange in on a lined baking tray.Now preheat the oven at 325 F.Now brush the cut biscuits wit the milk.Bake it for 20-22 minutes or until golden.

• Store it in an air tight container after its completely cool down.

• The cookies will be crispy once its completely cool down.Do not bake it more than 22 minutes.
• The butter should be cold,while working wit hands it would become soft.
• If salted butter is used add around 1/4 tsp of salt.
• I used vanilla custard powder and it has some orange color,that's why the cookies got a orange color crust.

Enjoy...............................

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