- I came across this recipe in an English book about the Lake District.
- I thought the spice combination was a little unusual and would be liked in Poland.
- I changed soft brown sugar for granulated sugar, which is used in Poland.
INGREDIENTS
- 125g butter
- 125g granulated sugar
- 175g plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon of caraway seeds
- 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1 egg – beaten
METHOD
- Grease several baking trays.
- Pre-heat the oven to GM4 – 180°C.
- Mix the baking powder and flour together.
- Rub in the butter until you get breadcrumbs.
- Stir in the sugar and spices.
- Slowly add the egg (you might not need all) and mix to give a soft dough.
- Roll out the dough on a floured board till thin.
- Use a 6 cm diameter cutter to cut out the biscuits.
- Leave space on the trays as they will rise a little.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Leave to cool slightly and then remove and place on a wire rack to cool completely.

- These could be made using Christmas cutters for Christmas
Hi. I couldn’t find caraway seeds but discovered that fennel seeds are the best alternative.
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I have never used fennel seeds but they are very similar.
I think fennel is more aniseedy.
They both belong to the Umbelliferae class of plants such as wild carrot, parsley and dill all having similar flowers from which the seeds come.
Caraway is usually add to rye bread in Poland.
The Polish for fennel means Italian Caraway.
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OOPS – Polish for fennel translates as Italian Dill – was not thinking straight yesterday!
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These sound lovely.
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These look delicious.
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