Shortbread with Black Sesame Seeds

A delicious wholewheat shortbread perfectly enhanced by the sesame seeds.

Recipe By: monaka (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/398)
Makes 20 Cook: 70 min

Ingredients

Unsalted butter 80g
Salt 1g
Light brown sugar 30g
Plain flour 100g
Wholewheat flour 50g
Black sesame seeds 10g

Method

1
Put the softened butter in a bowl at room temperature and mix well with a whisk until it becomes white.
2
Add the dry ingredients (no need to sift) and black sesame seeds in one go and mix well with a whisk.
3
Gather and knead the dough firmly.
4
Put the dough into a plastic bag and flatten with a rolling pin to a 1cm thick rectangle. Allow to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
5
Cut the dough into 7cm long pieces and make an attractive design of holes using the blunt end of a bamboo skewer.
6
Put a baking sheet on an oven tray and lay the slices on top. Bake in an oven 160℃ for 20-25 minutes.
7
Wait for it to cool down before removing from the oven. Sprinkle with some extra sugar if you like, before serving.

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Shortbread with Black Sesame Seeds

A delicious wholewheat shortbread perfectly enhanced by the sesame seeds.

Recipe By: monaka (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/398)

Makes 20

Cook: 70 min

Ingredients

Unsalted butter 80g
Salt 1g
Light brown sugar 30g
Plain flour 100g
Wholewheat flour 50g
Black sesame seeds 10g

Shortbread with Black Sesame Seeds

Recipe ID :2669 Posted on 08 JUN 2017

Makes 20

Cook 70min
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A delicious wholewheat shortbread perfectly enhanced by the sesame seeds.

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Ingredients

Method

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1
Put the softened butter in a bowl at room temperature and mix well with a whisk until it becomes white.
2
Add the dry ingredients (no need to sift) and black sesame seeds in one go and mix well with a whisk.
3
Gather and knead the dough firmly.
4
Put the dough into a plastic bag and flatten with a rolling pin to a 1cm thick rectangle. Allow to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
5
Cut the dough into 7cm long pieces and make an attractive design of holes using the blunt end of a bamboo skewer.
6
Put a baking sheet on an oven tray and lay the slices on top. Bake in an oven 160℃ for 20-25 minutes.
7
Wait for it to cool down before removing from the oven. Sprinkle with some extra sugar if you like, before serving.
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