Sesame Cheese Sables | French Shortbread Cookies | Step-By-Step photos
by Hetal Kamdar
Ingredients
- 200 Grams Wheat flour
- 150 grams chilled and diced unsalted butter
- 150 Grams Grated processed cheese
- 1-2 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp Black pepper powder
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 1 tsp Five-spice powder
- 1 tsp Chili flake salt
- 2 tsp White sesame seeds
- 2 tsp Black sesame seeds
- Salt as per taste
Step 1 of 8
Tip the flour, chili flake salt, cayenne pepper, five-spice powder, cumin powder, black pepper powder into the bowl of a food processor.
Step 2 of 8
Add the diced butter and pulse the ingredients.
Step 3 of 8
Add the grated cheese and pulse again until it has sand and crumbly texture.
Step 4 of 8
You may need to add a drop of old water.
Step 5 of 8
Tip the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and roll into a log and wrap in a clink-film and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours until firm.
Step 6 of 8
Now make a big roll like chapatti and take a round cookie cutter and cut it into circles and arrange it on the baking sheets spacing the biscuits apart.
Step 7 of 8
Heat the oven to 180 C and line a baking tray with a parchment paper. Take the log out of the refrigerator.
Step 8 of 8
Remove the clingfilm and brush with milk before coating it in black and white sesame seeds.
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