Name: Hanukkah biscuits
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Makes 12
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients: 450g strong white flour; 1 tsp caraway seed; 7g sachet fast-action yeast; 100g oil-based margarine melted; 1 egg beaten

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Hanukkah biscuits

Hanukkah biscuits

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Makes 12

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Plus rising and cooling

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Good Food reader Danielle Brown shares her grandmother's recipe for savoury Kaak biscuits, traditionally eaten during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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450g strong white flour
1 tsp caraway seed
7g sachet fast-action yeast
100g oil-based margarine

melted
1 egg

beaten

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal198
fat8g
saturates2g
carbs29g
sugars1g
fibre1g
protein5g
salt0.6g

low

Method

step 1

Place the flour, ½ tsp salt, caraway seeds and yeast in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in the melted margarine and 200ml warm water. Mix to combine all of the ingredients, adding more water or flour if needed, then knead for 2 mins to form a soft dough. Place in an oiled bowl, cover with cling film and leave in a warm place to rise for 1 hr.
step 2

Once doubled in size, knead the dough for 1 min, then divide the mixture into 12 balls. Cut each ball in half and roll each piece into a thin sausage shape. Twist the 2 pieces together, then join the ends to form a circle. Place on a lightly greased baking tray, cover with a tea towel and leave to rise again for 30 mins.
step 3

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 5. Brush the biscuits with a little beaten egg and bake for 10-15 mins until golden. Remove to cool on a wire rack, then turn the oven down to 110C/90C fan/gas 1⁄4. Once cool, return the biscuits to the oven and bake for a further 10 mins, then turn off the heat completely, leaving the biscuits in the oven to dry out for 2 hrs.

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The kids will love making these festive biscuits. Why not string the biscuits up with ribbon to decorate the house during the holiday season?

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2011

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