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Rosketti
Rosketti (or rosketi) are delicious traditional shortbread biscuits from the island of Guam that are prepared with cornstarch.
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 30 rosketti
Course:
Dessert
Ingredients
- 4 cups cornstarch
- 2½ cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- ⅔ cup caster sugar
- 1 cup butter (soft)
- 3 eggs , beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Equipment
- Stand mixer
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter until smooth.
- While continuing to beat, slowly add the sugar and beat until obtaining a creamy mixture.
- Incorporate the eggs in 4 times while beating
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, combine the cornstarch, flour, baking powder, and salt and sieve.
- Using the flat beater (K) at slow speed, add all the dry ingredients to the creamy mixture in the bowl of the stand mixer until obtaining a smooth mixture.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Divide the dough into 30 to 35 pieces of dough and form very smooth balls the size of a ping pong ball.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F / 175 C.
- There are three traditional shapes of rosketti.
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1st shape
- Place the balls, well spaced, on the sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Press on each ball with a fork to flatten it by giving it a slightly oval shape.
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2nd shape
- Form a long rope then wrap it around itself, giving it a snail shape.
3rd shape
- Make a long rope then give the shape of a pretzel.
Baking
- Place the rosketti on the baking sheet, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
- The edges of the rosketti will begin to turn golden brown and the rest of the rosketti will remain a very light color.
- Just as they come out of the oven, place the rosketti on a wire rack to allow them to cool.