Canella Biscuits is a modern British recipe for classic biscuit (cookie) of a flour, sugar, butter and vanilla dough bound with egg and flavoured with the Caribbean spice, canella, that are oven baked and cooled before serving. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Canella Biscuits.
Sift the flour, canella, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Cut in the butter with a knife then use your fingers to finish rubbing in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and vanilla extract mix with a spoon then add the egg. If needed add just enough milk to bring the dough together.
Turn the dough onto a lightly-floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes then return the dough to the floured surface and roll out thinly. Use a crinkly pastry cutter to cut 12 biscuits from the dough. Transfer these to a greased baking tray and dust with a little cinnamon. Place in an oven pre-heated to 180°C (350°F/Gas Mark 4) and bake for about 12 minutes, or until set and lightly golden in colour.
Allow to cool for 10 minutes on the baking tray before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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