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Jeera cookie from Pakistan

Posted by on 22 January, 2017
Jeera cookie from Pakistan

Jeera cookie from Pakistan

When the British ruled India and Pakistan they brought their cookies along. When they left, the tradition of having a biscuit with your tea stayed. Exported traditions are often adapted to suit their new home. The classic English tea cookie was soon adapted to the taste of the country. Cumin, or in Urdu ‘jeera’ or ‘zeera’, is a commonly used spice in Pakistan. Usually you will find the fragrant seeds in savory dishes so I was surprised to find cumin in a sweet cookie. It is not used sparingly either, a whole tablespoon is kneaded through the dough. When I tasted the cookie I was won over right away. Cumin goes very well with sweet flavours! Toast the seeds before use to bring out as much flavor as much as possible and do not be afraid to be generous. In Pakistan, the Jeera cookie usually accompanies a cup of chai tea. A nice and spicy combination!

 

 

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Jeera cookie from Pakistan

Voor ± 25 koekjes

Jeera cookie from Pakistan

al the ingredients

 

 

1 tablespoon cumin seeds
125 grams (1 cup + 1 tbs) butter
125 grams (1¼ cups) caster sugar
250 grams (2 cups) flour
good pinch of salt
1 egg yolk

 

 

 

 

 

Jeera cookie from Pakistan

beat butter and sugar

 

 

Toast the cumin seeds ± 2 min in a dry pan over medium heat until fragrant.
With a mixer beat the butter with the sugar for ± 5 min. until light and creamy.

 

 

 

Jeera cookie from Pakistan

add the egg

 

 

 

Add the egg yolk and beat well.

 

 

 

 

Jeera cookie from Pakistan

add flour, salt and cumin

 

 

 

Add the flour, salt and cumin.

 

 

 

Jeera cookie from Pakistan

crumbly mixture

 

 

 

 

Mix quickly until the dough has a crumbly consistency.

 

 

Jeera cookie from Pakistan

smooth ball of dough

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bring together quickly in a smooth ball of dough. Add ± 1 tbsp cold water if the dough is still too crumbly. Don’t knead the dough, the cookie will be less crunchy.

Cover the dough and leave to rest in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F.

 

Jeera cookie from Pakistan

roll and cut out cookies

 

 

 

 

Roll out the dough to ± ⅓ cm/ ⅛ inch thick. Cut out cookies with a round cookie cutter of about 4 cm / 1,5 inches ø.

 

 

Jeera cookie from Pakistan

bake until light brown

 

 

 

Place the jeera cookies on a cookie sheet lined with baking paper and bake for 10-15 min. in the middle of the oven until light brown and done.

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