Maltese cookies aren't exactly up there with French pastries.
They're pretty simple and bland.
I wasn't too thrilled with Maltese cookies.
Like they say, a prophet isn't appreciated in his home town.
Maybe familiarity bred contempt.
I'll let you be the judge.
Here's a recipe for Maltese Sesame Ring Biscuits, Qagħag tal-Ġulglien.
Biskuttini tar-Raħal
Grease & flour 2 large cookie sheets
Preheat oven to 350º
Sift together
350 g flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
grated rind of a lemon
pinch of ground cloves
pinch of cinnamon
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In a large mixing bowl, beat until foamy
3 large eggs
Add
350 g sugar
Beat constantly until fluffy.
Add the dry ingredients.
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Scoop the dough with a spoon and place on the greased pans.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes (until they are golden).
Cool on racks.
Decorate with a drizzle of Royal icing.
Makes about 30 cookies
These were called biscuits.
You can imagine the confusion when we learned about English and American biscuits.
You can imagine the confusion when we learned about English and American biscuits.
