Sufra Dayma:

Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits

By Moushira Abdel-Malek

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Makes 36

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups plain flour (sifted)

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

2 eggs

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 tbsp molasses

3 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tbsp castor sugar

125 gms butter (softened)

Method:

With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until pale. Add one egg and molasses. Add flour, baking powder, soda and two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon. Mix well. Knead on a floured surface. Divide mixture in two. Press each half into a 10 cm. disc. Wrap in baking paper. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Combine sugar and remaining cinnamon together and leave aside. Roll dough out to 5 mm. thick. Cut out biscuits to the desired shape. Place onto non-stick baking trays. Separate remaining egg. Brush biscuits with lightly beaten eggwhite. Sprinkle with combined cinnamon and sugar. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden. Cool on trays for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack. Wish you a happy Eid