Rum-Currant Shortbread

Name: Rum-Currant Shortbread
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking powder; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 118 milliliters currants; 414 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters light rum; 118 milliliters sifted powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt

Rum-Currant Shortbread might be a good recipe to expand your dessert collection. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 125 calories, 1g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe serves 24. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, powdered sugar, salt, and a few other things to make it today. It is a very reasonably priced recipe for fans of Southern food. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Bring currants and rum to a boil in a saucepan.

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Currants

Rum

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; cover and let stand 30 minutes.

Drain currants, discarding rum.

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Currants

Rum

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in currants. Chill 30 minutes.

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Baking Powder

Currants

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a floured surface.

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Dough

Roll

Cut with a 2-inch round cutter; place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 375 for 12 minutes or until edges just begin to brown; cool on baking sheets on wire racks 5 minutes.

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Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

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Servings:

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baking powder 237milliliters

butter, softened 118milliliters

currants 414milliliters

all-purpose flour 59milliliters

light rum 118milliliters

sifted powdered sugar 0teaspoons

salt

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 10 dollars.