They say you haven’t had a real biscuit until you have had famous Shrewsbury Biscuits from Kayani bakery from Pune. It was raining outside today even though it’s mid October now (very unusual for Pune this year). I decided to recreate these buttery beauties so that I can reliah it with a hot cup of masala chai.
Shrewsbury are a classic buttery English cookies named after Shrewsbury, the county town from UK. These are made from dough which contains flour, sugar, butter, egg and lemon zest. Very easy to make and tastes too good!
Shrewsbury Biscuits
Servings: 20
Time: 40 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Classic English buttery Shrewsbury Biscuits
Ingredients
Flour (maida) – 240 gm
Unsalted butter – 100 gm
Powdered Sugar – 90 gm (you can increase this to 125 gm if you like sweeter)
Baking soda – 1/4 TSP
Lemon zest – 1 TSP
Egg – 1 no
Directions
Pre heat oven at 180 degree Celsius
Line a baking tray with parchment paper or silicone baking sheet
In a medium bowl sift flour and baking powder together, keep aside
In another bowl, cream butter and sugar using hand mixer until it looks light and fluffy
Add egg and blend it well
Add lemon zest, mix well
Add flour and baking powder mixture
Mix until well combined
Bring the dough together and make a flat round disc of the dough
Using rolling pin, roll the dough evenly so that is around 5-6 mm thick (1/4 inch)
Using cookie cutter, cut the medium size rounds
Place the cut rounds on the baking sheet leaving one inch gap between them
Bake for around 20 minutes or until sides start turning light brown
Allow the cookies to cool
Serve with a hot cup of tea or coffee
