Lime Almond Shortbread with Lime Icing, Easy-Peasy 'They smell gorgeous; the lime is exquisitely delicate' Tasters |
The exquisites delicate flavours make them a favourite for any occasion but at Christmastime, they offer a respite from the usual seasonal flavours.
They take only minutes to prepare but offer aeons of pleasure.
Conventional flour can be replaced with lower-gluten, higher protein Spelt flour.
Like most baked goods, they are best on the day but will keep in an air-tight tin for 3 days.
Cost: £2
Makes: 24 biscuit but the recipe halves easily
Ingred:
5 1/2oz/155gm plain flour
generous 2oz/60gm self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 oz/45gms ground almonds
1/2 tsp salt
8 oz/250 gm softened unsalted butter, left out overnight or zapped in the microwave for 20 sec
4 oz/125 gm icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
zest 2 limes
2 tbsp lime juice
75g coarsely chopped whole almonds
Lime Drizzle
2oz/60gm icing sugar
1-2 tbsp lime juice
Method:
- Preheat oven to 300f, 150c, gas 2-3. Line 9x12 inch/30x23 cm tin or equiv. with greaseproof paper (use a bit of dough to stick corners down see How to...prepare tins for baking)
- Toast whole almonds in the oven 3-5 mins; keeping a careful eye on them, they burn easily; chop coarsely
- Sift together flour, baking powder and salt, using a fine-mesh sieve. Stir in ground almonds until well mixed
- Using electric beaters or a free-standing mixer, beat butter & icing sugar until smooth & light coloured, about 3 mins
- Beat in vanilla, lime zest & lime juice.
- Add flours; beat on low speed; stir in chopped nuts.
- The mix will be thick; scrape into tin, pushing dough into sides & corners; level with spatula or knife
- Bake 40 mins until top changes from shiny to dull & it feels firm
- As soon as the tin comes out of the oven, cut shortbread in the tin into fingers or squares
- Leave 30 mins, then move to a wire rack until completely cool
- Lime Drizzle: Sift icing sugar, slowly add lime juice until the icing is the right consistency to drizzle over biscuits
Tip:
- A 50-50 split of white & wholemeal flour will make a healthier biscuit. When sifting, bran will be leftover; simply mix it in.
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