Walnut short bread
Those little biscuits are with good walnut taste, because walnut are shortly roasted before powdered, it's very simple and efficient.
155 K 4.0/5 (46 reviews)
3 hours 1 min.
Easy
20 biscuits
5 IngredientsLast modified on: December 5th 2022
For 20 biscuits, you will need:
- 1
65 g walnut kernels - 2
65 g butter - 3
65 g icing sugar - 4
125 g flour - 5
½ egg - Total weight: 345 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Resting: 2 hours
Cooking: 35 min.
All in all: 3 hours 1 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Start by roast 65 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 65 g butter and 65 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
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 20 RDI=9 % | 170 RDI=20 % | 100 RDI=20 % | 1,650 RDI=80 % | 6,890 RDI: 80 % |
| Per 100 g | 7 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 480 RDI=20 % | 2,000 RDI: 20 % |
| Per biscuits | 1 RDI=0 % | 8 RDI=1 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 80 RDI=4 % | 340 RDI: 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 20 biscuits : 2.25 €
- Per biscuits : 0.15 €
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Flour
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Icing sugar
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Walnut kernels
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Butter
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