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Oat shortbread biscuits

Little biscuits with home-made oat flour (made from rolled oat flakes).

167,626 14.9/5 for 12 ratings

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

For 30 shortbreads biscuits, you will need:

1 100 g rolled oats
2 100 g flour
3 100 g butter
4 50 g caster sugar
5 1 egg
Total weight: 400 grams

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Time required

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
21 min.	2 hours	20 min.	2 hours 41 min.

Keeping:

Several days in a closed metal box.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Oat shortbread biscuits : Photo of step #1

Blend 100 g rolled oats for a few seconds to obtain a rough oat flour.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

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Put this oat flour, 100 g flour, 100 g butter (cut into small pieces), 50 g caster sugar and 1 egg into the mixing bowl of a food processor.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

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Knead until evenly mixed (about 4 or 5 minutes).

Stage 4 - 2 hours

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Gather the dough together into a slab and wrap in plastic film. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Stage 5 - 10 min.

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Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).

Roll out the dough to a thickness of 3-4mm (a bare ¼"), then cut out circles with a découpoir or an upturned glass. Place these on a baking sheet.

Stage 6 - 20 min.

Oat shortbread biscuits : Photo of step #6

Bake for 15-20 minutes. It is important not to overcook them.

Remarks

If you want a more oaty flavour, reduce the quantity of flour by half, and increase the oats by the same amount.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 30 shortbreads biscuits : 4.11 €
Per shortbread biscuits : 0.14 €

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Source

Home made.

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	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée), Rum babas, Breton sablé biscuit dough, Puits d'amour, Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream), ... All

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Your 1 comments or questions on this recipe

LOVE this recipe, jh. I've been using oat flour when ever I can include it these days. I enjoy the flavor it imparts especially in baked goods. Although, I have added it to bread crumbs too. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Posted by louise february 20^th 2010 at 18:31 (n° 1)

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