Cook: 25 minutes

Serves: Makes40

These these mildly sweet, crisp biscuits — called biscochos de susam, or sometimes just biscochos have their roots in pre-Inquisition Spain. They have become a hallmark of Sephardi cuisine — Middle Eastern Jews bake a similar cookie called kaak. Biscochos are served on Rosh Hashanah (the ring shape symbolizes hopes for a full and round year to come) and also to break the Yom Kippur fast.

Recipes adapted from The Jewish Cookbook

Ingredients

Name: Bisochos - sesame seed biscuits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: Makes40
Ingredients: 385–420g plain flour, plus more for rolling 2 tsp baking powder 1⁄4 tsp kosher salt 3 eggs 120 ml vegetable oil 200g sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp finely grated orange zest Sesame seeds, for sprinkling

385–420g plain flour, plus more for rolling

2 tsp baking powder

1⁄4 tsp kosher salt

3 eggs

120 ml vegetable oil

200g sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp finely grated orange zest

Sesame seeds, for sprinkling