Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, biscochitos. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Biscochitos is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Biscochitos is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
Biscochitos are New Mexico's State Cookies! Biscochitos (sometimes spelled Bizcochitos) are a beloved New Mexican treat. Although I wasn't born here, I've lived in New Mexico for more than half.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook biscochitos using 10 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Biscochitos:
- Take 3 cups flour
- Make ready 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare 3 tsp crushed anise seed
- Prepare Zest of 1 orange
- Prepare 2 1/4 cup lard (or shortening)
- Make ready 3/4 sugar
- Make ready 1 large egg
- Take 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Prepare TOPPING-cinnamon/sugar mix
They're often served during celebrations like weddings. Directions: Cream shortening, sugar and anise seed. Mix in egg, milk, brandy flavoring and salt. Be sure that all this is mixed well before putting in the flour.
Instructions to make Biscochitos:
- Combine flour, baking soda, salt, anise seed, Zest.
- In a mixing bowl beat sugar, and lard(or shortening) Add egg/vanilla and beat.
- Gradually beat in flour mix.
- Refrigerate 1hr or more.
- Put dough into a cookie press(or roll out and cut with cookie cutter)
- Press onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Prepare topping in a separate bowl.
- Bake for about 8-9 minutes (for rolled out cooking bake about 10-12 minutes)
- Watch these cookies they brown easily!!
- Take out of oven, wait about a minute or two so you can lift the cookie without it crumbling (but it must still be warm!!)
- Dip into cinnamon sugar mix.
- Note-I could not find crushed/ground anise. I bought regular anise seeds and used a coffee grinder-in bursts, they are light!
- Note-better with lard, but you may use Vegetable shortening instead(I used crisco)
Biscochitos are New Mexico's State Cookie and traditionally made at Christmas time. These flaky, anise-flavored cookies are easy to mix up and unlike sugar. Biscochitos are a traditional New Mexican holiday cookie; a subtly porky confection made from lard, with anise seeds and brandy or rum. In December, biscochitos comprise maybe thirty percent of the. Biscochitos Recipe: Traditional New Mexican Cookies - Some the Wiser.
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