Shrewsbury Biscuits, Four Seasons Pizza And Wheat Crackers by Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients For Shrewsbury Biscuits:

• Butter  125 gm
• Caster sugar 3/4 cup
• Egg yolk  2
• Flour 1-1/2 cups
• Lemon rind  1
• Rose water  1 tbsp

Method:

1. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add egg yolk and beat well.
3. Stir in flour and grated lemon rind and rose water and mix to a fairly firm dough.
4. Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly to get smooth dough.
5. Roll it out, using a cookie cutter cut into rounds.
6. Place these rounds on the greased baking trays keeping sufficient distance between each.
7. Bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees C for about fifteen minutes or until biscuits are firm and a very light brown.
8. Turn them over onto a wire rack to cool completely using before storing in an airtight tin.
   

Ingredients Four Seasons Pizza:

For Dough:

• Olive oil  2 tsp
  
• Cheddar cheese  1/2 cup
  
• Mozzarella cheese  1 1/2 cups

For BBQ Chicken:

• Onion chopped 1 tbsp
  
• Chicken chunks 1/2 cup
  
• BBQ sauce  3 tbsp

For Margherita Pizza Square:

• Parmesan cheese 1 tbsp
  
• Tomato, sliced 1
  
• Fresh basil  1 tbsp

For Hawaiian Pizza Square:

• Pizza sauce 2 tbsp
  
• Smoked sausages  1/2 cup
  
• Pineapple tidbits  1/4 cup

For Pepperoni Pizza Square:

• Pizza sauce  2 tbsp
  
• Pepperoni  4 slices

Method:

1. Place pizza dough on cookies sheets.
2. Starting at center, press out dough into a rectangle.
3. Brush dough with olive oil
4. Bake 6 to 8 minutes, sprinkle cheddar cheese in the shape of a "plus sign" on crust, dividing the crust into four squares.
5. Top each square with 1 of the 4 variations listed above to make 4 different squares.
6. Top entire pizza with mozzarella cheese.
7. Bake 10-13 minutes longer or until crust is deep golden and cheese is melted and bubbly
   

Ingredients For Wheat Crackers:

• Whole wheat flour 1-3/4 cups
• Flour  1-1/2 cups
• Salt  3/4 tsp
• Oil  1/3 cup
• Water  1 cup
• Salt for sprinkling

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F (175 degree C).
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour. flour and 3/4 tsp salt.
3. Pour in the oil and water; mix until just blended.
4. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough as thin as possible- no thicker than 1/8 inch.
5. Place dough on an ungreased baking sheet, and mark squares out with a knife, but don't cut through.
6. Pick each cracker with a fork a few times, and sprinkle with salt.
7. Bake at 175 degree C for 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp and light brown.
8. When cool remove from baking sheet, and separate into individual crackers.