Saffron, Cheddar and sesame biscuits

Name: Saffron, Cheddar and sesame biscuits
Yield: Makes 24
Ingredients: 115 g/4 oz /1 stick butter; 115 g/4 oz /1 cup plain flour; 115 g/4 oz /1 cup Cheddar, grated; 1/20 g /25 saffron threads soaked in 1 tablespoon boiling water; 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Preparation info

Makes
24

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Floral Baker

By Frances Bissell

Published 2014

About

Home-made cheese biscuits could not be simpler, and your guests will be very impressed that you have baked them yourself. Using the same proportions, you can make up a much larger batch of mixture and freeze several cylinders of dough for use when needed.

Ingredients

115 g/4 oz /1 stick butter
115

Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Rub the butter and flour together, stir in the cheese, saffron and its water and seeds, adding a little water if necessary to bind the ingredients to a firm dough. Roll out the pastry and stamp out 5 cm/