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Oat shortbread biscuits

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

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Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

Keywords for this recipe:Small biscuits Sablés Oat flakes Pastry

For 30 shortbreads biscuits, you will need:

0 8.8 oz rolled oats
1 5.5 oz flour
2 3.6 oz butter
3 1.8 oz caster sugar
4 1 egg

Change these quantities to make: 10 shortbreads biscuits 15 shortbreads biscuits 30 shortbreads biscuits 60 shortbreads biscuits 90 shortbreads biscuits

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Time required for this recipe:

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

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Oat shortbread biscuits : Photo of step #1

Blend 8.8 oz rolled oats for a few seconds to obtain a rough oat flour.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Oat shortbread biscuits : Photo of step #2

Put this oat flour, 5.5 oz flour, 3.6 oz butter (cut into small pieces), 1.8 oz caster sugar and 1 egg into the mixing bowl of a food processor.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Oat shortbread biscuits : Photo of step #3

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

Stage 4 - 2 hours

Oat shortbread biscuits : Photo of step #4

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

Stage 5 - 10 min.

Oat shortbread biscuits : Photo of step #5

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.

Keeping

Several days in a closed metal box.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,742 Kcal or 7,293 Kj	30 gr	191 gr	95 gr
87 %	12 %	18 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
436 Kcal or 1,825 Kj	7 gr	48 gr	24 gr
22 %	3 %	5 %	4 %

Per shortbread biscuits
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
58 Kcal or 243 Kj	1 gr	6 gr	3 gr
3 %	<1 %	1 %	<1 %

% 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 : 2.19 €
Per shortbread biscuits : 0.07 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Toasted almond cake, Walnut short bread, Coq au vin, Hazelnut and orange cake, Crackers, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gâteau Basque , Hazelnut and orange cake, Gingerbread, "Buttonhole" quail eggs, Saltimbocca, ... All
	Rolled oats: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate cereal bars, Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Oatmeal cake, Canadian apple crumble, Oaty walnut cake , ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nougat, Minted Melon, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Coconut pyramids, Caramel semolina pudding with raisins, ... All

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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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