Pinni is a round, palm-sized sweet made from whole wheat flour slow-roasted in generous amounts of desi ghee until deeply browned and nutty, then combined with jaggery or sugar, cardamom, dry ginger, and a mixture of nuts — almonds, cashews, pistachios — along with optional additions like edible gum, flaxseed, or khoya. The mixture is […]

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Biscochos are Sephardi Jewish ring-shaped cookies made from a simple dough of flour, oil, eggs, and sugar, flavored with anise or sesame, rolled into thin ropes and shaped into small circles, dipped in sesame seeds, and baked until firm and dry throughout. They are not soft cookies — they are meant to be crisp, slightly […]

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