About the bake
The cute biscuits can be pre-made and given as a gift for loved ones to bake in their own home. Simply wrap the sausage shaped dough in baking parchment, tie the ends like a cracker with ribbon and give as a gift. Write a tag that says ‘keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks, and bake when needed'. Write down the cooking instructions from 4 - 7.
Method
Step 1:
Rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs, alternatively do this is in a food processor.
Step 2:
Stir in the walnuts and the cheese and bring the mixture together in a sausage shape about 20 cm long.
Step 3:
Sprinkle the poppy seeds and sesame seeds over a piece of baking parchment and roll the dough in the seeds until the outside is completely coated, wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
Step 4:
Preheat the oven to 180C (fan 160C, gas mark 4). Unwrap the chilled dough and slice into 12 rounds and place them on lined baking sheets, leaving a bit of room for spreading.
Step 5:
Bake in the oven for 10 minutes until lightly golden around the edges.
Step 6:
Transfer to a wire rack to cool and store in an airtight container. These are perfect as gifts either cooked or uncooked to have with Christmas drinks.
Ingredients
- 60g Butter (salted) (chilled, cubed)
- 60g Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour
- 50g Walnuts
- 60g Cheddar cheese
- 1 tbsp Poppy seeds
- 1 tbsp Sesame seeds
Utensils
- Food processor
- Mixing bowl
- Baking parchment
- Cling film
- Baking tray
- Cooling rack
Recipe Reviews
This is a fabulous recipe. Have made them many times and everyone loves them. Also make them as presents as friends rave over them so much. Delicious!
These delicious morsels are a little fiddly to make but are worth the effort, however they took another 10mins to set in my oven and are very short, I might try using a small amount of beaten egg to bind it together next time, just to see if it helped, I will let you know.
Ingredients
- 60g Butter (salted) (chilled, cubed)
- 60g Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour
- 50g Walnuts
- 60g Cheddar cheese
- 1 tbsp Poppy seeds
- 1 tbsp Sesame seeds
Utensils
- Food processor
- Mixing bowl
- Baking parchment
- Cling film
- Baking tray
- Cooling rack