Savoury biscuits/ cookies
Here they are, for your snacking pleasure 
Ingredients
- • 420 g pastry flour
- • 190 g smoked hard yellow cheese of your choice – grated
- • 2 medium eggs + 1 egg for the egg wash
- • 200 g unsalted butter – icy cold
- • 3 small baked potatoes – use a fork or a potato ricer to get about 12 Tbsp of mashed potatoes
- • 3 Tbsp sour cream
- • 1 tsp ground nutmeg (didn’t have whole nutmeg so I used store bought ground nutmeg which is less flavourful than the freshly grated nutmeg. Use the “real thing” if you have it in your pantry)
- • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- • 3 tsp salt
- • 3 Tbsp sweet paprika – optional
- • You can sprinkle coarse salt, Cayenne or both on top of the biscuits. You can also press caraway seeds or strips of green chili pepper into the leaf of dough. If you’re adding paprika to the dough sprinkling some coarse salt will be more than enough because the biscuit is pretty flavourful already.
Since this is another concoction born out of my permanent savoury craving, I’m sending it to the Original Recipes Round-Up that has now become a monthly event. Do you have any culinary concoction you’d like to share? If your answer is yes, this is the event for you. Find out how you can join the fun.
Directions
In a large mixing bowl (made of plastic if possible) mix together flour, baking powder, nutmeg and paprika (if using). Toss in mashed potatoes and grated cheese. Add salt and cut in the butter with your fingers or a pastry cutter until a crumbly texture.
Lightly beat the 2 eggs and pour into the mixing bowl then add the sour cream. Mix to form a ball. Don’t overwork the dough.
Shape into a flat rectangle, wrap and chill for at least 3 hours before rolling.
Roll out dough (sprinkle with flour if necessary) to ½ cm thick on a floured surface and cut into discs and other shapes. Chill dough that hasn’t been rolled out yet.
Place the biscuits onto the microwave safe parchment-lined pizza/crisp plate, leaving 1 ½ cm between them. Apply egg wash and sprinklings.
I’ve baked a dozen at a time by microwaving them for 6 minutes at 650W, then 3-4 minutes at 500W and 2 minutes on crisp. Please note that baking time will change according to the number of biscuits on the plate.
They are best the same day.
Update: I’ve just come across an event hosted by Aparna called Think Spice, Think Nutmeg, Sunita’s brain child. Nutmeg is one of those spices I don’t use as often as I’d like in my cooking or baking so and I’m trying to find new ways to include it. This is one of them so I’m sending it to the lovely Aparna.
They look really good! I bet they were yummy! I have something for you in my blog.
Oh my, these are divine! Perfect little party morsels, very nice.
These are so lovely…just beautiful looking.
Those biscuits look great. The golden color is simply delicious. Is it time for another round up soon… hmmm thinking cap is going on.
These sound so good. I could probably munch them everyday!!!!
What a great recipe! I want one right now.
These look delicious and I’m bookmarking them. I prefer savoury snacks and am always on the lookout for a new one.
Thanks, Lore, for participating.
These look yummy. Since I’m always looking for ways to make stuff with what I already have, and I don’t have pastry flour, do you think there would be serious adverse effects if I used all-purpose flour instead?
These look like a really savory tasty snack!
These look wonderful Lore, even though I have a sweet tooth, I am all about savory.
for me? why thank you! they look crispy and buttery and absolutely delicious!
Nicely done Lore - they look so good. I have given your blog an award so check out my blog for details.
These look wonderful, and I love the photos!
they look beautiful.. i love the colour, adn wish I could devour them right away!
Wow! I’ve never seen a recipe like this for the microwave before! And, yum, having potatoes as one of the ingredients makes these sound all the more yummy! They look beautiful, too!
What a fun recipe! The pics are beautiful! I’ll try to join your next round-up. I love creating my own recipes!
Hi Lore,These look incredibly delicious,can’t wait to try them:)
Mmm these look good! I love biscuits.
This will be perfect with a cup of red wine
I like the combination of ingredients in this recipe. You did very good job Lore!
Lore, Hi, theses look absolutely yummy!!! xxGloria
It looks so easy to just pop one in your mouth. I wish I could. YUM!
Chriesi - You’re so good to my blog
Thanks sweetie!
Sam and Cathy - Glad you guys like them.
Adam - After baking in my microwave for quite a while now I’m convinced that is just so hard to get a perfect golden brown. That’s why the best looking are those with paprika.
Elra - Pssst can you keep a secret? I only ate these the entire day that’s how much I loved them
Dragon - I’ll make sure to send you some when I’m making them again
Aparna - We should make a club named “Savoury Tooth”
Thanks for hosting and looking forward to the round-up!
Camille - Glad you like them! Confession time: my intent was to use AP flour but I was out and since I only had pastry flour I used that instead
So sure you can use AP flour.
Donal, Kim and Grace - Thanks
Pam - I did check it out, thank you so much
Madam Chow and Shreya - Glad you guys like them!
Paula - I adore potatoes and cheese together.
Jenny - Thanks! As for the round-up you’ve still got plenty of time until the deadline on August 15th.
Usha and Ashley - Thanks
Van - Thanks for such a great idea
Gloria and Erin - Will send you some next time because they’re all gone now….vanished
Mmmm - another savoury addict! I second the comment re. the glass of red wine too!
Lore
It was a pleasure to read your comment on my blog and this post on your biscuits is simply great..make me feel immediately to dip few of them in tea and savour the taste !
I love savouries. This looks so good. It would just hit the spot!
Kittie - Now we definitely need a club
Anamika - Thanks
In tea? Well I haven’t thought about that.
Christine - Glad you like them
Hi Lore! Thanks for stopping by my blog! I can’t beliee you microwaved these buscuits! they look crispy & delicious! Not being much of a baker myself, this one is something even i can do (I think!)
These looks absolutely delightful. Darn I’m late for the original recipe round up.
I’m going to have to try these soon. Bookmarked!
Very cool recipe. I love the creativity and idea behind it. Sounds delicious.