Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

4 c flour
2 c sugar
2 t baking powder
1 t saffron [or turmeric,In A
1 pinch]
1/2 t salt
2/3 c milk
2 T milk
2 T pine nuts

Melt Butter. Cool to lukewarm by placing pan in cold water. Sift
flour with sugar, baking powder, saffron or turmeric, and salt. Stir
butter into flour mixture until flour is well moistened. Rub mixture
together between palms,"smearing" the butter and flour until all
lumps are gone. Mixture will resemble coarse cornmeal. This may take
a few minutes, but it thoroughly works the butter into the flour
mixture. Poke several holes in mixture and pour 2/3 cup milk into
holes. Stir with fork only enough to incorporate liquid so dough
holds together.

Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and pat dough evenly over the bottom, pressing down firmly. Brush with a few tablespoons of milk. Decorate with pine nuts place at 1 1/2-2 inch intervals. Bake at 350 deg.F for 30- 35 minutes, until crust becomes light brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle pulls out clean. Cool, Cut into 40 squares with a pine nuts in each center.

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