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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Nigella Biscuits With Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

When I first made this biscuit I was expecting some strong flavour of nigella in the biscuit, but the chocolate flavour almost subtle the flavour of nigella. If you want to have a strong flavour increase the amount of Nigella or just go along with this recipe. It's perfect with tea and even with kids, just to put up a smile on daughter's face I have put some sugar beads for decoration on top, which is just optional.
Makes about 20 small biscuits
Ingredients:
Plain Flour- 110 g
Butter- 75 g( cold)
Nigella seeds- 2 tsp( powdered)
Sugar- 75 g
For the filling:
Chocolate hazelnut spread- 3 tbsp( it might vary)
Method:
Preheat the oven to 160 degree Celsius.
Sift the flour in a large bowl. Add the cold butter cut into cubes. Gently work with your hands to form a fine bread crumb like texture.

Don't knead it or mix it with a beater, it will spoil the texture of the cookie. Add the powdered nigella seeds to the flour mixture and mix well, it doesn't have to be a fine powder, coarse powder is fine.
Finally add the sugar, and start working with your hands until it forms together to form a dough. If the dough looks too crumbly add a splash of milk to bring it together.

Roll out the dough between two sheets of baking paper, cut the cookies with a cookie cutter. Place them in a baking sheet lined with baking parchment paper. Bake it in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
Take it out from the oven and leave it in the wire rack to cool down.
Sandwich the biscuits chocolate hazelnut spread using a butter knife or a piping bag.

Along with this recipe I'm also sending my Nigella Chutney to CWS- Nigella Seeds event.

This recipe goes to CWS- Nigella seeds hosted by me started by Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes and To The Virtual Party: Chocolaty Dreams by Shabitha of From My Home Kitchen.
It also goes to Champa's Bake Off event.

37 comments:

  1. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet message. I am a huge Nigella fan ... Her chocolate Guinness cake is my favorite! Beautiful blog, glad to virtually meet you!

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  2. wow, those cookies look great, beautiful and yummy

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  3. Wowww ..These look so beautiful !!

    Best Regards
    Sulagna
    http://e-senseofspicenfragrance-sulagna.blogspot.com/

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  4. Your cookies are beautiful and look delicious. I love anything with chocolate and hazelnuts. I love your cookie cutter. I have never seen one like that.

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  5. They look absolutely beautiful..love the nutella filling..scrumptious!!

    US Masala

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  6. Where did you get that cookie cutter? It is beautiful. Thanks for the entry.

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  7. Looks so tempting... very delcious.. Lovely presentation... I havent tried it at all.. must try this once..

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  8. Biscuits with chocolate hazelnut spread look beautiful and delicious.

    Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

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  9. wow so lovely biscuits .. very tempting pictures ............

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  10. Biscuits with Nigella... sounds interesting...love the cookie cutter.

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  11. Love the shape of the cookies.. cute one..

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  12. I want that cookie cutter !! Looks damn cute . Excellent dear


    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  13. Wow! It looks exactly like sunfeast biscuits! I'd love to munch some!

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  14. ayeesha, this looks so perfect and delicious. nice pictorial of the cutters, really helpful

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  15. Woww.. mouth watering recipe.. looks simply awesome :)

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  16. Woww wat a cute looking biscuits..feel like having some..

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  17. Innovative! Loved the shape of the cookie. And ofcourse, the hazelnut!

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  18. Thank you everyone for your lovely comments.
    Champa I got those cookie cutter online from ebay UK.

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  19. Lovely cookies Ayeesha. Loved the cookie shapes. Thanks a ton for sending this to my event.

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  20. cute cookies.. those pink pearls make it so inviting :)

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  21. wow... simply superb... dear....

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  22. Nigella looks cute & delicious!! love to taste some..:)

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  23. Yummy beautiful looking cookies..simply superb

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  24. Simply amazing biscuits..love the bead on top..

    http://aaha-oho.blogspot.com/

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  25. Those biscuits look so wonderful. Such a nice recipe.

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  26. Lovely biscuits with yummy hazelnutspread in it..looks really tempting, I have exactly same cookie cuter and press.

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  27. A unique and interesting cookie recipe...I must attempt it one day...

    Tasty Appetite

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  28. gorgeous gorgeous and super cute

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  29. cute cookie cutter,looks too good and so professional

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