Aniseed Rings

Name: Aniseed Rings (Biskit il-Habbat Hilwa)
Yield: Makes about 20 rings
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 egg, separated; 2¼ cups (9 oz/250 g) all-purpose/plain flour; ½ cup (125 ml) oil; 2 heaped tablespoons whole aniseeds; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¾ cup (3 oz/85 g) confectioners’/icing sugar; ⅓ cup (80 ml) water

Biskit il-Habbat Hilwa

Preparation info

Makes about
20
rings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Delights from the Garden of Eden

By Nawal Nasrallah

Published 2019

About

These are one of my favorite cookies/biscuits, delicately flavored with aniseed. They are relatively low in fat, and lightly sweetened.

Ingredients

⅓ cup (80 ml) water
2 heaped tablespoons whole aniseeds

Asia
Iraq
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C/gas mark 5.
Boil aniseeds and water in a small pot for about 3 minutes. Let them steep for about 10 minutes, and then strain. Keep the liquid and discard the seeds.
In a big bowl mix flour, baking powder, confectione