Walnut Shortbread
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Body+Soul, November/December 2005
- Yield Serves 16
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Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups walnuts
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
- 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons light olive or canola oil
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 8-inch round cake pans; set aside. In a food processor, combine nuts, flours, sugar, and salt; pulse until nuts are finely ground but not oily. Add the butter, oil, lemon zest, and lemon juice; pulse until the mixture just comes together.
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Divide the mixture between the two pans and press in until even. With a sharp knife, cut each round of dough into 8 wedges. Lightly prick the tops with the tines of a fork. Bake until set and pale tan, about 22 minutes.
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Transfer to a wire rack and cut through each wedge. Cool 10 minutes, then invert onto a plate and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Thanks for fixing the problem. I now can view the recipe! Can't wait to try it!
STILL no recipe...YES!! Please fix!!
Um.... where is the recipe? I'm only seeing nutritional info... is there another link? lol
In response to ragamuffin123 - yes, the recipe clearly states 8 servings so Jenava's calculations are correct.
As a lover of shortbread cookies who has made radical changes in her diet with the B
Jenava: If I understand your comment correctly, you based the calculations on what is actually 2 cookies. The recipe makes 16 cookies. 8 cookies each in 2 separate pans. The serving count does state 8 servings but there are actually 16 cookies.
From caloriecount.about.com based on 8 servings (i.e. one cookie):
Calories 364,
Calories from Fat 241,
Total Fat 26.7g,
Saturated Fat 8.2g,
Cholesterol 31mg,
Sodium 228mg,
Total Carbohydrates 27.0g,
Dietary Fiber 1.9g,
Sugars 10.1g,
Protein 6.9g,
Nutrition Grade C
This was a great recipe! I am going to add to my holiday cookie plates. The lemony taste is wonderful! I made them in my scone pan.
I am going to bake this right away and eat while I read the rest of the receipes!! Sounds and looks gorgeous!
Walnuts have healthy Omega 3 essential fatty acids
What makes this healthy? Two TBS of whole wheat flour or 2 TBS of oil? Healthy or not, it made a nice shortbread. I did like the lemon in it.
This is a repeat from April 7......
Hi wolfkit, leave it out, or maybe substitute it with dried fruit. Make the recipe your own. take care.
Is the lemon zest necessary, or can it be replaced with something else? I have an allergy to all things citric.