Batasa

Batasa (very hard crispy biscuits)
Ingredients

Flour 2 cups
Unsalted butter ½ cup
Salt ½ tsp
Sugar ½ tsp
Baking powder 1 tsp
Almonds chopped 1 tbsp
Warm water ½ cup

Method

Mix all of the above ingredients to form a ball of dough. Allow to stand for 15 to 30 minutes.
Roll into small balls and lay them on ungreased baking sheet and bake at 160 degrees for 30 minutes, then lower temperature and at 150 degrees for
3 hours. Now turn off the oven and leave batasa in the hot oven for another 3 hours. Remove from oven and cool, store only when completely cold.

Batasas by Zarnak Sidhwa