This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie/Baking with Julia recipe is
Hungarian Shortbread. Thanks to the tips from my peeps in the group who had
already made the recipe, I knew to prebake the crust for 15 mins, reduce the
amount of sugar in the dough, use the food processor instead of a box grater to
grate the dough, and dust with power sugar after the shortbread had completely
cooled. The recipe calls for a
pound, (Yes, you heard me; I said
a pound. ) of butter. However, given that swimsuit season is rapidly approaching and
I’m already carrying some extra winter weight, to limit my temptation, I cut the recipe in half and only used a scant two sticks of
butter.
If you follow my blog, you
know I am a tough critic and don’t hand out complements lightly, so when I say
this recipe is “da bomb,” you know this
is a mighty good cookie.
This is the shortbread of the gods. It’s somewhat light, due to grating the frozen dough instead
of rolling it. It has a buttery crust and a gooey jam filling. Tasters at my
house gave the shortbread rave reviews.
One four-year old taster in particular requested five more pieces. Given the amount of butter and sugar in
this bad boy, that didn’t happen.
You can find the recipe at Tuesdays with Dorie/Baking with Julia or better
yet buy the book Baking with Julia.