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Biscoitos

A bowl with a blue and white scenic pattern, reminiscent of Azorean cooking, contains several tan-colored, ring-shaped pastries. The pastries appear to be crunchy and are irregularly stacked in the bowl. The background features a blurred similar blue and white pattern.
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Biscoitos are made year round and are always a great idea to enjoy with a good cup of coffee or tea… Growing up, our cookie jars were always filled with biscuits and I wouldn’t have wanted it another way.
Once you try these you’ll understand what I mean. I hope you enjoy these biscuits with your family and when you do make sure to enjoy one for me too! xoxo
  • Author: Maria Lawton
  • Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
  • Total Time: 0 hours
  • Yield: 4 dozen bisquits 1x
  • Category: Baked Goods

Ingredients

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8 cups of flour
2 cups of heavy cream
2 cups of sugar
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 1/2 cup of butter *have at room temperature
1 tablespoon of lard/shortening *have at room temperature
1 teaspoon of salt
Zest of 1 lemon

I love baking with Wilton sheets and pans, and here's one I recommend!

Instructions

Preheat oven at 350, and lightly grease baking trays

1. In an extra large bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well and leave aside.

2. In a separate large bowl, using a hand mixer, cream together the 3 sticks of butter and lard/shortening. Mix in the sugar and eggs and beat together at a high speed until creamy.

3. Add the heavy cream and beat for another 2 minutes. Once everything is well incorporated, mix in the lemon zest and leave aside.

4. Next, make a well in the bottom of the bowl of flour by pushing the flour to the sides of the bowl. Then, slowly pour the creamy mixture in to the well. Using a mixing spoon, start blending them together until the dough gets too hard and then you will need to knead the rest by hand.

5. Take the dough out of the bowl and place on to a floured surface and continue to knead until you can form the dough into a large ball. Now start and take pieces of dough and roll out into a small size ball or into shapes such as a wreath. Whichever shape is up to you! There is no right or wrong here. 

6. Place in oven for 15-20 min +/- depending on your oven, or until there a golden color.

 

Notes

Pumpkin Spice variation:  Sometimes in the fall I add 4 tablespoons of pumpkin spice to the above recipe for a very yummy treat! If you need pumpkin spice, you can buy it here!  

If you don’t need a full batch of biscuits, you can cut the recipe in half. 

Lastly, if you don’t have the time to bake these yourself, you can order them here from Shop Portuguese.

Find it online: https://azoreangreenbean.com/biscoitos/

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