Cheese Savoury Biscuits

Name: Cheese Savoury Biscuits
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: Flour: 2 cups; Butter: 150 g, cold, cubed; Cheese: 1/2 cup grated (cheddar); Baking powder: 1/2 tsp; Salt: 1/2 tsp; Milk: 3 tbsp, cold; Eggs: 1 yolk for brushing

Crumbly butter-and-cheese biscuits with sesame and black seed, perfect with tea and for guests.

⏱Time50 min
📊DifficultyEasy
👥Serves8 people
🔥Per serving260 kcal

🍝 Western

Ingredients for 8 people

Flour2 cups
Butter150 g, cold, cubed
Cheese1/2 cup grated (cheddar)
Baking powder1/2 tsp
Salt1/2 tsp
Milk3 tbsp, cold
Eggs1 yolk for brushing

Optional extras

Sesame seedsfor the top
Black seedfor the top
Za'atar1 tsp in the dough

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 260
Protein: 6 g
Carbs: 24 g
Fat: 16 g

Approximate values; they vary with the exact ingredients you use.

Method

Rub the flour and cold butter together with your fingertips until it looks like sand.
🤫 The cook's secret
The butter must be cold; its small pieces melt in the oven and make the biscuits crumbly and flaky.
Add the cheese, salt and baking powder, then the milk a spoonful at a time until the dough comes together.
Wrap the dough and chill for 20 minutes, and preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
Roll it 1/2 cm thick and cut with a cutter.
Arrange on a lined tray, brush with the yolk and sprinkle with sesame and black seed.
Bake for 15–18 minutes until the edges brown, and let them cool on the tray.

💡 One more secret for this dish in the Tahwa app (Plus).