Tea shop butter biscuits recipe, Tea kadai salt biscuits recipe

Tea shop butter biscuits recipe a delicious buttery indian bakery style biscuits.

Indian tea shop butter biscuits recipe with step by step pictures and video.These biscuits are very popular in Indian tea shops as its served along with tea.

I wanted to try these biscuits as gugu is very fond of it.Once when he accompanied his appa to a tea shop, that’s when he tasted these biscuits and he kept reminding me often to try these.Finally I found this recipe and tried it.I was very happy to see him enjoying these and mittu loved it too as she loves all types homemade biscuits and cookies.I used wheat flour but still the biscuits tasted so good.So I recommend to try and enjoy.

Variations:

• You can replace white sugar with brown sugar too.
• You can replace wheat flour with maida.
• You can make the dough, refrigerate it well ahead of time.Slice and bake biscuits as and when  needed.
• This is the easy way – slice and bake kind of biscuits.But if you prefer, you can use cookie cutters and cut as per your liking.
• I used homemade wheat flour, you can use store bought atta flour too.

These biscuits are found mostly in small petty tea shops and small bakeries.I have tasted it few times in our college canteen too.

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Tea shop butter biscuits recipe

Tea shop butter biscuits recipe a delicious buttery indian bakery style biscuits.

Prep Time1 hr 20 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time1 hr 35 mins

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Servings15 biscuits

AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

• 1 cup wheat flour You can use maida too
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

• Oven version : To a mixing bowl - add butter,sugar beat well until creamy.Now to a sieve add flour and salt.Sieve well.
• Now mix well with your finger tips to bring together(Do not knead).Soft dough ready.Shape as a cylinder, cling wrap it.
• Refrigerate it atleast for an hour.After an hour open, slice into 1/4 inch thickness.Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10 mins.Arrange in baking tray.Prick with fork in the center to avoid puffing.
• Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg C for 10-12 mins.Keep an eye, when it starts to brown at edges its done.Let it cool then store.
• Stove top version: To a pot add salt and spread it around 1/2 inch thickness.Place a stand on it.Close with lid and preheat in low medium flame for 10 mins.Then open and place the plate with biscuits.I used a normal steel plate with butter paper lined.
• Close with lid and cook for around 12-15 mins in low medium flame until the edges turn golden.Remove carefully and allow it to cool.

Notes

• The baking time may vary depending on the thickness and size of the biscuits so adjust accordingly.
• You can even roll the dough, use cookie cutters and cut them.
• I have used wheat flour here, you can replace with maida too.
• Do not reduce butter then the texture may differ.

Tea shop butter biscuits recipe video

How to make tea shop butter biscuits recipe:

1. Oven version : To a mixing bowl – add butter,sugar beat well until creamy.Now to a sieve add flour and salt.Sieve well.
2. Now mix well with your finger tips to bring together(Do not knead).Soft dough ready.Shape as a cylinder, cling wrap it.
3. Refrigerate it atleast for an hour.After an hour open, slice into 1/4 inch thickness.Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10 mins.Arrange in baking tray.Prick with fork in the center to avoid puffing.
4. Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg C for 10-12 mins.Keep an eye, when it starts to brown at edges its done.Let it cool then store.
5. Stove top version: To a pot add salt and spread it around 1/2 inch thickness.Place a stand on it.Close with lid and preheat in low medium flame for 10 mins.Then open and place the plate with biscuits.I used a normal steel plate with butter paper lined.
6. Close with lid and cook for around 12-15 mins in low medium flame until the edges turn golden.Remove carefully and allow it to cool.

My tips while making tea shop style butter biscuits :

• The baking time may vary depending on the thickness and size of the biscuits so adjust accordingly.
• You can even roll the dough, use cookie cutters and cut them.
• I have used wheat flour here, you can replace with maida too.
• Do not reduce butter then the texture may differ.

Love these biscuits so much, buttery and so delicious.A very easy to make biscuits with just 4 ingredients.Do try and let me know how you liked these.

I’ve given option for both oven and without oven  – You can choose it as per your preference.So no excuse for those who don’t won a oven ok?!

As I am always requested for oven free baking recipes so thought this is the right time to try it, so more such recipes to come in this space.So stay tuned!