Elaichi Cream Biscuit Recipe

By Arpita@Gastronomic Bong May 6, 2021 4

Relive your childhood memories with these Indian Elaichi Cream Biscuit Recipe (Cardamom flavoured cream biscuits). Aromatic cardamom/ elaichi cream is sandwiched in between eggless, melt in the mouth biscuits made with just 4 ingredients and few simple steps to follow.

My little boy will turn 4 next week. Can’t believe he has grown up so much and will start school coming September. For me he is still the tiny little cuddly bear that I held for the for the first time in my hands. Quite emotionally overwhelmed right now.

Any who I will not bore you with my story and let’s jump to this delicious cream biscuits.

My son is all about cream biscuits (don’t we all). Be it oreos, bourbon, custard cream., jammies… He loves them all. But this time I wanted him to taste and enjoy the cream biscuits that I have grown up eating. Hence made these cardamom flavoured cream biscuits, as we cant find it here in the UK.

My love elaichi or cardamoms has no bound. Elaichi Cream biscuit used to be one of my favourites as a kid. And I wanted my little one to enjoy his mummy’s favourites too. And he absolutely loved it.

Every bite of this delicious melt in the mouth biscuits filled with elaichi flavoured cream takes me back down memory lane. The eggless biscuits are light and airy and melt in the mouth. and pairing with the elaichi cream just makes it magical.

What are the ingredients used in this biscuits?

Elaichi cream biscuits are made with very few ingredients. 4 ingredients precisely.

For the biscuits

All purpose flour / Maida
Butter
Cardamom/ Elaichi powder
Caster sugar (I used unrefined golden caster sugar)
Vanilla (optional)

For the elaichi cream

Butter
Powdered sugar
Cardamom powder

What is elaichi cream?

Elaichi cream is nothing with buttercream flavoured with fragrant cardamom powder. I have also added a drop of green food colouring in the cream to give that Indian store bought look. But it is absolutely optional.

Here are some easy and delicious Cookies/ biscuits that you can try.

Jeera Biscuits with Ghee

Thandai Cake Rusk

Indian Cake Rusk

Funfetti Thandai Biscuits

Spiced Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Fennel Seed Shortbread Cookies

Stained Glass Window Cookies

Hyderabadi Osmania Biscuit Recipe

Nolen Gur (Jaggery) Thumbprint Cookies

Parle-G Chocolate Truffles with Salted caramel

Elaichi Cream Biscuit Recipe

Elaichi Cream biscuit recipe | Cardamom flavoured cream biscuit

Arpita@Gastronomic Bong

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 12

resting time 10

Course Appetizer, Biscuits, cookies, Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Servings 12 biscuits

Equipment

Large bowl
Hand held electric whisk
large baking tin
baking/parchment paper
cookie cutter

Ingredients

For the biscuits

110 grams Unsalted Butter soft, room temperature
50 grams Caster sugar (I used unrefined golden caster sugar)
125 grams All purpose flour / Maida
1/4 tsp Elaichi / Cardamom powder
1/4 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

For the Elachi cream (cardamom cream)

1/2 tsp Elaichi powder
50 grams Butter soft, room temperature
110 grams Icing sugar
a drop of green food colouring (this is totally optional)

Instructions

To make the biscuits:

In a large bowl place the butter and caster sugar.
Now with a hand held electric whisk beat on low heat until the sugar is mixed with the butter, then increase the speed and beat till light and creamy and fluffy.
Then slowly incorporate the flour and cardamom powder, vanilla extract if using and with a spatula bring it together.
Now lightly mix it with hands and gently bring the dough together into a soft dough.
Shape the dough in a disc and wrap in a cling film. Refrigerate it for 10 minutes so that the dough will firm up a bit.
Mean while Preheat oven to 180°C or 350 degrees F. And line a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Remove the disc from the refrigerator and roll it to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut it in your desired shape.
Put them in the oven and Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let them cool for 4-5 in the baking sheet.
Them slowly transfer them on the cooling and cool them completely.

Make the elaichi cream:

In another large bowl place the softened butter, sugar, cardamom powder and some green food colouring (optional) along with 2 teaspoons of water.
Now with a hand held whisk, whisk together the butter sugar and cardamom until well combined and turns soft and fluffy.
When the biscuits are completely cooled, fill it with a generous amount of the prepared cream and sandwich 2 biscuits together.
Enjoy these elaichi cream biscuits with some milk or tea or coffee.

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I hope you enjoy this Indian Elaichi Cream Biscuits as much as we do!

I would love to see your creations. If you have tried this recipe, just click a picture and don’t forget to tag me @gastronomicbong or #gastronomicbong on Instagram or on Facebook.

Bon Appetit!!!

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Elaichi Cream Biscuit Recipe