Almond Rye Shortbread

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Makes: 12 shortbread triangles or 18 shortbread fingers
Free from: eggs and soya, Vegetarian and wholemeal

Cooking time: 40-45 minutes
Equipment: Triangles: 20cm/8″ round sandwich cake tin, Fingers: 7″ square cake tin
Temperature: 170°C, Fan 150°C, 325°F, Gas 3

What You’ll Need:

  • 125g butter
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 125g Doves Farm Organic Stoneground Wholemeal Rye Flour
  • 125g ground almonds

What To Do:

Shortbread Triangles

  • Rub a little butter around the inside of a 20cm/8″ round, sandwich cake tin and pre-heat the oven.
  • Put the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat together until light and fluffy.
  • Mix in the flour and almonds.
  • Using your hands gather the mix together to form a smooth ball of dough.
  • Press the dough into the prepared tin and smooth the top.
  • Using a fork, prick holes all over the surface, pressing right through the dough.
  • Cut across the tin several times, through the dough, to form 12 triangles.
  • Bake for 40–45 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and carefully cut through the triangles again.
  • Leave in the tin until cold.

Shortbread Fingers

  • Rub a little butter around the inside of a 7″ square cake tin and pre-heat the oven.
  • Put the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat together until light and fluffy.
  • Mix in the flour and almonds.
  • Using your hands gather the mix together to form a smooth ball of dough.
  • Press the dough into the prepared tin and smooth the top.
  • Using a fork, prick holes all over the surface, pressing right through the dough.
  • Cut across the tin several times, through the dough, to form 18 rectangular fingers (across in 3 and down in 6).
  • Bake for 40–45 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and carefully cut through the rectangles again.
  • Leave in the tin until cold.

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