Snacks

Ingredients:

1 to 1 and 1/2 cup fresh cranberries

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup fresh orange juice

1 cup water

Dough:

1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour

75 gms butter

1/4 tsp salt

2 eggs

1 to 2 tbsp water –  if required

Filling:

1 tbsp sesame seeds

1 tbsp coconut powder

Method:

• Bring all ingredients to a boil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes (jam will continue to thicken as it cools).

• Force jam through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding skins and seeds. Cool, stirring occasionally.

Cooks’ note:

Jam can be made 4 days ahead and chilled, covered.

Dough:

• Combine flour, butter, 2 eggs, salt and water. Mix well to form a dough. Cover it for with a damp cloth, let stand for 30 minutes. Then start making small balls out of the dough and roll them out making circles, such that each circle is 8-10 centimeters in diameter.

• Take a little jam, for the filling (about 1 small bowl) and add the sesame seeds and coconut powder to it. Mix well.
• Take one circle, add the filling in the center. Cover it with another circle and press lightly. Seal the edges with the help of some flour and water mixture. Use a fork to press all around the edges to make an attractive pattern.

• Bake at 180 degrees C for about 18 mins in the microwave. Turn around and bake on the other side as well till they are golden brown and baked well.

Enjoy the cranberry jam crunchy circles with your favorite cup of coffee! They are sumptuous!

Biscotti truly taste best freshly baked! These Biscotti taste paradise. Studded with orange zest and cranberries, they have a warm and cozy spirit. Apt as winter delicacies, they sum up as perfect treats with the evening tea and coffee!

Ingredients:

2/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 tbsp grated orange peel

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup dried cranberries, coarsely chopped

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

Method:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir together sugar, oil, orange peel, vanilla and eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients.

• Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth. On an ungreased cookie sheet, shape half of dough at a time into 10×3-inch rectangle.

• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on cookie sheet for 15 minutes. Cut rectangle crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Turn slices cut sides down on cookie sheet.
• Bake about 15 minutes longer, turning once, until crisp and light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.