Fennel Seed Biscuits

These are quick and easy to make and thanks to their high salt content, they're extremely addictive! They are slightly sweet and can be served with a cheese platter, although mostly ours get eaten whenever we walk past them.

If you don't like fennel flavour I made a batch of them this week with dried rosemary which was equally delicious!

Fennel Seed and Marsala Rings:

3 cups plain flour

¼ cup caster sugar

1 ½ tablespoon baking powder

1 tablespoon fennel seeds

1 teaspoon sea salt flakes

1/3 cup sweet marsala

½ cup extra virgin olive oil

1 egg yolk

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Lightly grease a baking tray.

Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, fennel seeds and sea salt in a bowl.

Combine the marsala, olive oil and 1/3 cup water in a bowl and whisk to combine. Add to the dry ingredients and stir until a dough forms.

Turn the dough out onto a clean surface. Roll into 10cm long logs and form each log into a ring. Place on the prepared tray.

To make a glaze, combine the egg yolk with a tablespoon of water. Brush the rings with the glaze and bake for 20 minutes. 

After 20 minutes reduce the temperature to 150 degrees and bake for another 15-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.