Walnut short bread
Those little biscuits are with good walnut taste, because walnut are shortly roasted before powdered, it's very simple and efficient.
160 K 4.0/5 (46 reviews)
3 hours 1 min.
Easy
120 biscuits
5 IngredientsLast modified on: December 5th 2022
For 120 biscuits, you will need:
- 1
1 2⁄3 cup walnut kernels - 2
1 2⁄3 cup butter - 3
1 2⁄3 cup icing sugar - 4
5 cups flour - 5
3 eggs
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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 1 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.
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 1 2⁄3 cup butter and 1 2⁄3 cup 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 | 150 RDI=60 % | 990 RDI=90 % | 560 RDI=90 % | 9,600 RDI=480 % | 40,180 RDI: 480 % |
| Per 100 g | 7 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 470 RDI=20 % | 1,980 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 120 biscuits : 13.00 €
- 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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