Nankhatai (Snowballs)

Name: Nankhatai (Snowballs)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300 grams all-purpose flour; 100 grams fine semolina; 250 grams castor sugar; 250 grams clarified butter / ghee; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 toppings like cherries or nuts

valeda @cook_3940946

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Made this just before Christmas and got loads of compliments for it.. ☺

valeda @cook_3940946

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Made this just before Christmas and got loads of compliments for it.. ☺

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Ingredients

300 gramsall-purpose flour
100 gramsfine semolina
250 gramscastor sugar
250 gramsclarified butter / ghee
1/2 tspsalt
1toppings like cherries or nuts

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Steps

1

Cream the ghee well and add castor sugar little by little.
2

Add the salt and cream till the mixture looks thick and foamy.
3

Stir in the flour and the semolina gradually and cream with hand.
4

Keep the dough covered with a damp napkin for about 2 to 3 hrs.
5

Make tiny balls of the dough and place a small bit of the cherry or nut on top.
6

Grease and dust the baking tray. Place the balls at well spaced intervals.
7

Bake at 180°C for 10 to 12 mins.