Mom Hava's Rosh Hashanah Honey Biscuits

Ingredients

• 600 ml cake flour
• 100 ml cornstarch or desiccated coconut
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 100 ml caster sugar
• 150 ml cooking oil
• 2 eggs
• 100 ml honey
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind (optional)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
• 48 almonds

Directions

1. 1

   pre heat oven to 180°C.

2. 2

   oil biscuit baking tray.

3. 3

   mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl.

4. 4

   mix eggs, oil, honey, lemon juice and rind together and add to dry ingredients.

5. 5

   mix well together with a large spoon and by hand.

6. 6

   roll dough to walnut size balls and place on the baking tray.

7. 7

   press a nut or half a nut to the top of each biscuit.

8. 8

   bake on 180 C for 15-20 minutes till lightly golden and let cool before storing.