Almirah Boscotakia
(Salty Biscuits) Recipe

Origin: Greece Period: Traditional

Ingredients

420g plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp coarse sea salt
100g Kefalotiri cheese, grated
70g unsalted butter
240ml milk

Almirah Boscotakia
(Salty Biscuits) Preparation:

Method:

Sift the dry ingredients together into a bowl. Cube the butter then rub into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcurmbs. Stir-in the cheese then add the milk and work the mixture together as a soft dough. Turn onto a lightly-floured work surface then roll out to about 1cm thick with a lightly-floured rolling pin.

Using a 4cm pastry cutter that's been dipped into flour cut the dough into rounds and transfer these to a lightly-greased baking tray. When you have cut all the rounds (re-roll the scraps to make more) transfer to an oven pre-heated to 180°C and bake for about 15 minutes, or until the biscuits are a pale golden brown.

Allow to cool on the baking tray for about 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve as an appetizer with a white Greek wine or Retsina.

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Almirah Boscotakia(Salty Biscuits) Recipe

Origin: Greece Period: Traditional

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