Almond Shortbreads

Name: Almond Shortbreads
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 1 large egg white, beaten; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons fine salt; 158 milliliters sugar, plus more for top; 14 Tbsps unsalted butter (7 ounces, 1 3/4 sticks), softened, cut into pieces; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 118 milliliters raw almonds with skins, plus about 18 whole almonds for decorating

Almond Shortbreads might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 170 calories, 2g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 18. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of salt, egg white, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Special equipment: 9-inch tart fluted pan with a removable bottom

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Frying Pan

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Blend and pulse the 1/2 cup nuts in a food processor with the sugar until mixture resembles coarse sand. (If there are a couple small chunks of nuts that is fine.)

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Sugar

Nuts

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Food Processor

Oven

Add the butter, vanilla and almond extracts, and the salt, and pulse until creamy.

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Vanilla

Almonds

Butter

Salt

Add the flour and continue to pulse to make a soft dough.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Turn the dough out into a 9-inch tart pan and spread it out evenly with an off-set spatula. Dip the spatula in a little warm water to help smooth and even the surface of the shortbread. Cover and freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.

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Shortbread Cookies

Dip

Dough

Water

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Tart Form

Spatula

Put the tart pan on a baking sheet and dock (prick) the dough all over with a fork. Generously sprinkle the top of the shortbread with sugar. Toss the remaining whole almonds in the egg white; evenly arrange and press the nuts into the dough around the edge of the pan.

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Almonds

Shortbread Cookies

Egg Whites

Dough

Sugar

Nuts

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Baking Sheet

Tart Form

Frying Pan

Bake until golden brown and set, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

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Oven

Cool the short bread in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Carefully remove the tart ring and cut the shortbread with a sharp knife into wedges, each with a nut. Cool shortbreads on a rack completely. (Alternatively present the shortbread as 1 large cookie. Cool the shortbread in the pan completely and remove the tart ring.

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Bread