Gluten Free Hazelnut Shortbread
Melt-in-the-mouth Gluten Free Hazelnut Shortbread…Crisp, short, buttery and rich with roasted hazelnut. Corn-free recipe. Optional dairy free and vegan.
Servings: 18 approx
Calories per serving: 104.9kcal
Key equipment
- fridge
- Oven
- sharp knife
Ingredients
- 35 g fine brown rice flour
- 35 g sorghum flour
- 40 g potato starch
- 25 g tapioca starch (flour)
- 25 g oat flour
- 50 g roasted ground hazelnuts (shelled and peeled)
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- 110 g unsalted butter or good dairy free BLOCK alternative – softened
- 50 g icing sugar (confectioners/powdered sugar)
- ½ tsp vanilla bean paste
Optional chocolate & decoration
- melted chocolate optional
- chopped roasted hazelnuts optional
Instructions
- Weigh and mix the flours together, making sure any lumps are completely broken down. TIP: Weigh into an airtight container and shake vigorously.
- Add and stir in the hazelnuts and salt.
- Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla paste in a large bowl until pale and fluffy. It is best to do this with an electric whisk.
- Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon or firm spatula until the mixture comes together as a fully-blended dough.
- Shape the dough into a sausage (about 4 cm in diameter), wrap in baking paper or clingfilm and chill in the fridge for about an hour to allow to firm-up.
- Line a couple of baking sheets with baking paper.
- Pre-heat the oven to 180 C/350 F/Gas 4.
- Remove the dough from the fridge and cut into discs about ½ to 1 cm thick.
- Place the discs on the baking sheets and bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are just beginning to darken very slightly. They shouldn't spread too much.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking trays, before placing on wire racks to go completely cold.
- OPTIONAL: Drizzle with melted chocolate and sprinkle with nuts.
Notes
* Note: nutritional information is an estimate & may vary according to portion size/ingredient variants. If you cannot find oat flour, it's easy to make at home. Simply pop the same weight of gluten free oats in a blender or grinder and grind until reduced to a flour powder.
Nutrition
Calories: 104.9kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.3g | Protein: 1.1g | Fat: 6.9g | Saturated Fat: 3.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 13.1mg | Sodium: 34.7mg | Potassium: 59.8mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 3.1g | Vitamin A: 153.3IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 7.3mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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