Sugar-braid kefir biscuits from childhood

Ingredients

• kefir – 130 ml
• egg – 1 pc
• sunflower oil – 80 ml
• sugar – 100 g (of which 3 tbsp in the dough)
• plain flour – 300 g
• bicarbonate of soda – 0.5 tsp
• salt – a pinch

Method

1. Step 1

   Pretty kefir biscuits, and they come together quickly.

2. Step 2

   Stir the bicarbonate into the kefir and set aside — it will fizz.

   
3. Step 3

   In another bowl whisk the egg, 3 tablespoons of the sugar, salt and oil on high speed until pale and even.

   
4. Step 4

   Pour in the kefir, mix, add the flour and bring to a soft dough.

   
5. Step 5

   Halve the dough, roll into sausages and cut into pieces — about 40 biscuits, 8–10 cm each.

   
6. Step 6

   Roll each piece into a ball, then a 20 cm rope.

   
7. Step 7

   Fold in half and plait the two strands over each other.

   
8. Step 8

   Repeat. Dip each plait in sugar on all sides.

   
9. Step 9

   Set on a tray lined with baking parchment (a Teflon sheet keeps the tray clean).

10. Step 10

    Bake 20 minutes at 180°C.

    
11. Step 11

    Bon appetit!