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: October 2nd 2011
For 40 biscuits, you will need:
- 1
2⁄3 cup walnut kernels - 2
2⁄3 cup butter - 3
2⁄3 cup icing sugar - 4
1 2⁄3 cup flour - 5
1 egg
How long does it take?
| 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 2⁄3 cup 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.
Stage 2
3 min.
Let cool, then mix to get a powder.Stage 3
3 min.
In a food processor bowl, pour 2⁄3 cup butter and 2⁄3 cup icing sugar, start at low speed and kneed until homogeneous mixture.
Add 1 2⁄3 cup 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.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...
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.
Remarks
You can make this recipe with almonds, hazelnut or other dry fruits of your choice
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
For 40 biscuits : 4.35 €
Per biscuits : 0.11 €
Source: Home made
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This recipe use (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lobster Thermidor, Brioche dough, Kouign-amann, Pink Reims biscuits, Liège waffles, ... All |
| Walnut kernels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, Apple Strudel, Walnut paste, Oaty walnut cake , Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Toasted-flour biscuits, Warm haricot bean salad, Potato purée , Harvest Gratin, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, ... All |
| Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Arlesian Biscuits, Little Christmas biscuits, Paris-Brest, Coconut tuiles, Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines), ... All |
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