The best 'kuih raya' you have ever made @ eaten - sofea

Assalamualaikum ,

I hope those of you celebrating Eid are still having a blast.

Thursday was after all another holiday in Malaysia, most of you are only back to work next week and it is customary to carry on with the feasting and merry making for the entire month. As for us we managed a quiet and relaxing weekend over a Star Wars movie marathon, good food and doing just about nothing.

Semperit is the favorite kuih of many during Eid and to some it's a must have. An airy and light version of a butter cookie, it's traditionally made with a mixture of egg yolks, corn flour and regular flour. This is the kind of cookie you can eat and keep eating, till the whole jar is gone and yet you'll want more.

 

 

 

Semperit (Butter Cookies)

·         450 grams corn flour (1 can of Brown and Polson)

·         454 grams butter

·         7 small egg yolks (use free range eggs for best results)

·         1 1/4 cups castor sugar

·         1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

·         1 teaspoon rose essence

Preheat oven to 175°C.

Mix the egg yolks with sugar and rose essence. In a large bowl, mix the flours together. Rub in 3/4 of the butter into the corn flour and all purpose flour mixture. Add in the egg mixture bit by bit to form a soft dough. Do not over knead. If the dough is dry, add more butter until a smooth consistency is achieved.

Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Remove to cool on a wire rack.

by SOFEA