Ingredients

• 500 g - maida
• 225 g - butter or margarine or ghee
• 225 g - fine sugar
• 1 tsp - baking powder
• A little vanilla essence or elaichi powder

How to Make Traditional Nankaties

• Cream the butter till it becomes light and frothy, either with a wooden spoon or using fingers.
• Add sugar, a handful at a time, and go on creaming till the sugar has melted.
• When the mixture becomes light and frothy, add the flour, a tsp at a time, till it is well mixed.
• Form balls, press and place on a baking tray an inch apart.
• Bake for approx 12 minutes in an oven at 350 degree F.
• Ensure it does not burn.