Walnut short bread
Those little biscuits are with good walnut taste, because walnut are shortly roasted before powdered, it's very simple and efficient.
108,9444.2/5 for 34 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: October 2nd 2011
For 80 biscuits, you will need:
- 0
250 g walnut kernels - 1
250 g butter - 2
250 g icing sugar - 3
500 g flour - 4
2 eggs - Total weight: 1,350 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. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
A few days in a closed metal box.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Start by roast 250 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 250 g butter and 250 g icing sugar, start at low speed and kneed until homogeneous mixture.
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
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 6,399 Kcal or 26,791 Kj | 97 gr | 658 gr | 376 gr |
| 320 % | 37 % | 62 % | 57 % |
| 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 80 biscuits : 8.64 €
- Per biscuits : 0.11 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Diamond biscuits, Fruit crumble, Dublin fruit scones, Flaky brownie brioche, Gâteau Nantais, ... All |
| Walnut kernels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, Chocolate mendiants, Granola, Endive and walnut salad, Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Dipping bread with cheese, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), Flaky chocolate brioche, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Gratin slices with spinach, ... All |
| Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pistachio madeleines, Mirlitons, Moist Lemon Cake, Arizona cupcakes, Millefeuille, ... All |
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