Almond and cranberry shortbread

The recipe Almond and cranberry shortbread can be made in about 45 minutes. For 62 cents per serving, this recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 349 calories, 5g of protein, and 21g of fat. This recipe serves 10. 7 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Foodista requires butter, almonds, egg yolks, and dried cranberries. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. It works well as a dessert. With a spoonacular score of 24%, this dish is not so excellent. Try Cranberry-Almond Shortbread, Cranberry Almond Shortbread Bars, and Cranberry Shortbread Bars with Almond Streusel for similar recipes.

Servings: 10

 

Ingredients:

170 g butter, softened, cut into smaller pieces

125 g icing sugar

2 egg yolks

2 tsp lemon juice

190 g flour

110 g almonds, finely ground

110 g cranberries, dried

A handful of blanched almonds and / or pistachios, coarsely chopped

Equipment:

whisk

aluminum foil

cutting board

knife

baking paper

baking sheet

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

Cream the butter for about 5 minutes until fluffy. Add powdered sugar, continue beating until the mixture is shiny and smooth. Add the yolks and lemon juice and whisk until fully incorporated. Mix flour and almonds and gradually add to the butter mixture. Mix until the doug has consistency of a thick paste. Do not overmix (too much mixing makes the cookies hard). Add dried cranberries by kneading by hand. Divide the dough into two equal parts, shape each part into a 20-22 cm long roll. Roll each of the rolls in chopped almonds and/ or pistachios sprinkled over two aluminum sheets long enough to wrap the roll of dough. With fingers lightly press the roll towards the center to remove any air bubbles or cracks from the dough. Wrap each roll in foil, twist the ends and place in the refrigerator for several hours, preferably overnight. Remove foil from a roll of dough (keep the other cool until use) and place on a cutting board. With a large, sharp knife cut the roll into 5-6 mm wide slices. Place the slices well apart, on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake the cookies in the oven preheated to 180C for about 12 min (be careful not to burn them). Let them cool on the sheet for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack or a plate to cool fully. Repeat with the second roll of dough. Store the cookies in an airtight container.

 

Step by step:


1. Cream the butter for about 5 minutes until fluffy.

2. Add powdered sugar, continue beating until the mixture is shiny and smooth.

3. Add the yolks and lemon juice and whisk until fully incorporated.

4. Mix flour and almonds and gradually add to the butter mixture.

5. Mix until the doug has consistency of a thick paste. Do not overmix (too much mixing makes the cookies hard).

6. Add dried cranberries by kneading by hand.

7. Divide the dough into two equal parts, shape each part into a 20-22 cm long roll.

8. Roll each of the rolls in chopped almonds and/ or pistachios sprinkled over two aluminum sheets long enough to wrap the roll of dough. With fingers lightly press the roll towards the center to remove any air bubbles or cracks from the dough.

9. Wrap each roll in foil, twist the ends and place in the refrigerator for several hours, preferably overnight.

10. Remove foil from a roll of dough (keep the other cool until use) and place on a cutting board. With a large, sharp knife cut the roll into 5-6 mm wide slices.

11. Place the slices well apart, on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.

12. Bake the cookies in the oven preheated to 180C for about 12 min (be careful not to burn them).

13. Let them cool on the sheet for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack or a plate to cool fully. Repeat with the second roll of dough.

14. Store the cookies in an airtight container.


Nutrition Information:

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349k Calories
5g Protein
20g Total Fat
38g Carbs
2% Health Score
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Calories
349k
17%

Fat
20g
32%

  Saturated Fat
9g
60%

Carbohydrates
38g
13%

  Sugar
19g
22%

Cholesterol
75mg
25%

Sodium
124mg
5%

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Protein
5g
10%

Vitamin E
3mg
24%

Manganese
0.41mg
21%

Vitamin B2
0.24mg
14%

Selenium
9µg
13%

Vitamin B1
0.18mg
12%

Folate
46µg
12%

Fiber
2g
10%

Vitamin A
476IU
10%

Phosphorus
93mg
9%

Magnesium
35mg
9%

Iron
1mg
8%

Vitamin B3
1mg
8%

Copper
0.15mg
8%

Calcium
42mg
4%

Zinc
0.59mg
4%

Potassium
112mg
3%

Vitamin D
0.45µg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.29mg
3%

Vitamin B6
0.04mg
2%

Vitamin B12
0.1µg
2%

Vitamin K
1µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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