Cretan Olive Oil Biscuits

Ingredients for Cretan Olive Oil Biscuits

250mls olive oil
125g sugar
30mls boiled cinnamon water, (start with 50mls water)
30mls raki
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon clove
60mls orange juice
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
400g flour plus extra for kneading

Method

1. Place the oil, sugar, boiled cinnamon water, raki and spices in a bowl and mix well until fully incorporated. Mix the orange juice and baking soda, together then add to the bowl.

2. Combine the flour and the baking powder and mix by hand until you have a soft dough that is easy to shape. You may need a little extra flour to kneed together or to dust the bench with.

3. Divide the dough into two equal parts and shape into logs, about 4 cm in diameter. Place them on the tray and cut them into slices with a sharp knife, but not right through to the bottom. The dough should still remain in tact as a large piece.

4. Bake at 180 ° C for 40 minutes or until the biscuits are a golden color.

5. Let the biscuits cool slightly and then with a sharp knife separate the slices from each other and spread them side by side in the tray and bake them again at 150 ° C for 30 – 35 minutes or until they become crunchy.

6. Leave the biscuits to cool on the tray. Store in an airtight container.

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