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
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How long does it take?
Time required
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 min. | 2 hours | 35 min. | 3 hours 1 min. |
Keeping:
A few days in a closed metal box.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?
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.
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.
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.
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
How much will it cost?
- For 40 biscuits : 4.35 €
- Per biscuits : 0.11 €
Source
Home madeMore recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy plum and pear clafoutis, Oat shortbread biscuits, Béarnaise sauce, Panettone, Chocolate cake, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Koulibiak in pie dish, Toasted almond cake, Two-stage beef chuck , Nicholas's fish, Lime (or lemon) curd, ... All |
| Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Saint Honoré cake, Gâteau Nantais, Swiss meringues, Arizona cupcakes, Diamond biscuits, ... All |
| Walnut kernels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baked Camembert with Walnuts, Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts, Raw beetroot salad, Endive and walnut salad, ... All |
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