Crunchy Plain Biscuits

Ingredients we need:

• 250g unsalted butter
• 1.5 cups regular milk
• 1.5 cups granulated sugar
• 100 mL olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Mahlab powder
• 1 teaspoon fennel powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 kg self raising flour
• Additional cup of self raising flour

Preparation method:

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat
2. Pour the milk over the butter, remove from heat when the milk is warm
3. In a mixing bowl, add fennel, Mahlab and vanilla powders then the sugar. After that, pour the oil over and mix using your hands
4. Pour the milk and butter mixture into the mixing bowl and mix using your hands till the sugar is dissolved
5. Add the flour and the baking powder to mixing bowl. Fold the ingredients by hands till the flour absorbs the liquid mixture
6. At this stage, you should have a smooth dough
7. Add gradually small amount at a time of the extra cup of self raising flour if the dough is too sticky
8. Sprinkle the benchtop with flour
9. Divide the dough into five dough balls
10. Use a rolling pin to roll out each dough ball to 1/2 cm thickness
11. Use a biscuit cutter or cup to cut the dough
12. Add a pattern to your biscuits using a fork
13. Line the biscuits’ baking trays with parchment paper
14. Bake in a preheated oven to 140^oC until golden
15. Leave to cool on a wire rack before store in them in airtight containers