Walnut short bread
Those little biscuits are with good walnut taste, because walnut are shortly roasted before powdered, it's very simple and efficient.
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Last modified on: December 5th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 40 biscuits, you will need:
- 1
125 g walnut kernels - 2
125 g butter - 3
125 g icing sugar - 4
250 g flour - 5
1 egg - Total weight: 675 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 min. | 2 hours | 35 min. | 3 hours 1 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Start by roast 125 g walnut kernels: put on a baking sheet and put in the oven at 300°F (150°C) for 10 minutes.
Walnut should dry without coloring.
Walnut should dry without coloring.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Let cool, then mix to get a powder.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
In a food processor bowl, pour 125 g butter and 125 g icing sugar, start at low speed and kneed until homogeneous mixture.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Make a kind of ball with the dough.
Stage 6 - 2 hours
And put it between 2 plastic film sheets to make a kind of thick circle.
Put in the fridge for at least 2 hours or a night, otherwise 30 minutes in the freezer.
We do that because dough is very very soft at ambient temperature.
Put in the fridge for at least 2 hours or a night, otherwise 30 minutes in the freezer.
We do that because dough is very very soft at ambient temperature.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Preheat your oven at 360°F (180°C).
Spread the dough, not too thin, on the working surface, and cut in circles...
Spread the dough, not too thin, on the working surface, and cut in circles...
Stage 8
...that you lay on a baking sheet.
Stage 9
You can also make square shapes using a roll.
Stage 10 - 25 min.
Put in the oven and make cook for about 25 minutes, watch for color because short bread should not be too cooked otherwise they are dry.
Let cool on a wire rack.
Let cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
You can make this recipe with almonds, hazelnut or other dry fruits of your choice
Keeping
A few days in a closed metal box.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,199 Kcal or 13,394 Kj | 48 gr | 329 gr | 188 gr |
| 160 % | 19 % | 31 % | 28 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 474 Kcal or 1,985 Kj | 7 gr | 49 gr | 28 gr |
| 24 % | 3 % | 5 % | 4 % |
| Per biscuits | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 80 Kcal or 335 Kj | 1 gr | 8 gr | 5 gr |
| 4 % | <1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 40 biscuits : 4.32 €
- Per biscuits : 0.11 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), Fish in a sesame crust, Panettone, Chocolate mug cake, Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), ... All |
 | Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pink Reims biscuits, Mirlitons, Chocolate almond cookies, Arizona cupcakes, X-Files cookies, ... All |
 | Walnut kernels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts, Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, Oaty walnut cake , Valay-Brest, Endive and walnut salad, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tyrolean apple crumble, Lemon and grated apple tart, Flaky brownie brioche, Sorrel omelette, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, ... All |
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