- 375g/13oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1 tsp salt
- 125g/4½oz unsalted butter, softened
- 2 medium free-range eggs
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds
- 40g/1½oz parmesan, grated (or a similar vegetarian hard cheese)
- 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- Put the flour, salt, butter, one of the eggs and 40ml/1½fl oz water into a bowl and mix well for five minutes until you have a smooth dough. Divide the dough in half.
- On a lightly floured work surface, knead the poppy seeds in to one half of the dough and the parmesan and sun-dried tomato paste to the other.
- Using a rolling pin, roll out each piece of dough on a lightly floured work surface to about 3mm thick. Place each piece of dough on a baking tray, cover with cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 200C/180C(fan)/Gas 6. Dust two large baking trays with flour.
- Using a 7cm/2¾cm round cutter cut out 18 rounds from each half of the dough, re-rolling as necessary. Place the rounds on the baking tray.
- Brush the biscuits with beaten egg and sprinkle the parmesan and tomato ones with sesame seeds.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden-brown. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or cold.