MACADAMIA AND WATTLESEED SHORTBREAD
Make and share this Macadamia and Wattleseed Shortbread recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Missy Wombat
Categories Scottish
Time 1h
Yield 1 batch
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Beat the butter until it resembles whipped cream.
- Gradually add the sugar and beat well between each addition.
- Mix the flour, macadamia nut meal and wattleseed together.
- Add to the butter mixture and mix well until you have a smooth dough.
- Divide mixture in two and knead for about 5-10minutes until the dough is very smooth.
- Roll out into a slab on a greased tray or on baking paper or alternately use a cookie cutter.
- Shortbread should be about 1 cm thick when rolled.
- Prick with a fork to allow the air to flow through and make the shortbread crisp.
- Dust with a little caster sugar.
- Bake in a slow oven 150C for about 40minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 5159.2, Fat 406.9, SaturatedFat 208.1, Cholesterol 801.4, Sodium 2160, Carbohydrate 357.2, Fiber 20, Sugar 107.1, Protein 46
COCONUT MACADAMIA SHORTBREAD
Categories Cookies Food Processor Mixer Dessert Bake Quick & Easy Coconut Macadamia Nut Gourmet
Yield Makes 8 Shortbread Cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. and generously butter a 9-inch round cake pan.
- In a food processor, pulse nuts and granulated sugar just until ground fine (do not grind to a paste).
- In a bowl with an electric mixer, beat butter with confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, nut mixture and 1/4 cup coconut. Beat flour mixture into butter mixture until just combined.
- On a lightly floured surface, knead dough 5 to 8 times, or until it just comes together. With floured hands (dough will be sticky) press dough evenly into prepared baking pan and sprinkle with remaining 5 tablespoons coconut,pressing lightly to make it adhere. Bake shortbread in middle of oven 30 minutes, or until pale golden.
- While shortbread is still warm, loosen edges from pan with a small knife and cut into 8 wedges. Let shortbread cool in pan. Carefully transfer shortbread to a platter.
MACADAMIA SHORTBREAD
An Australian twist on the classic shortbread. Cooking time includes the chilling time for the dough.
Provided by Sarah_Jayne
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put the macadamia nuts and sugar in a food processor and pulse until they reach the texture of fine crumbs.
- Then add the vanilla extract and butter, and pulse again until smooth.
- Add 4.4 ounces of the flour, and pulse until just combined.
- Remove and knead in as much of the remaining flour as you need to create a smooth dough.
- Roll the dough in plastic wrap, to form a log approximately 20cm in length, then refrigerate for half an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Take the dough log from the fridge, cut into 0.5cm-thick slices.
- Push a few extra macadamia pieces into each biscuit, then remove the plastic wrap.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for eight to nine minutes, until just set.
- Cool the biscuits on a tray, then transfer them to a wire rack.
- Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 417.2, Fat 30.4, SaturatedFat 12.8, Cholesterol 44.7, Sodium 121.3, Carbohydrate 33.5, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 9, Protein 4.7
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