I was given a couple of pink grapefruit and after making a Bundt cake I decided to make some shortbread too!
I love making and eating shortbread and I thought I would combine the grapefruit with poppyseeds in this version.
It worked really well and I was really happy with the flavour combination.
This is my tried and tested shortbread recipe and it always gives great results! Buttery and melt in your mouth.
It is a really tasty, buttery, melt in your mouth and have a lovely citrus flavour. Grapefruit is quite a sharp fruit but it goes really well with the sweetness of the shortbread.
To start with make sure you have a good quality butter as it really does make a difference to the taste!
Line two baking trays with baking parchment.
In a stand mixer cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the flour and cornflour gradually to the butter mixture until it comes together as a soft dough.
Add the grapefruit zest and mix again.
Add the poppyseeds and again until they are fully incorporated.
On a floured surface roll the dough out to 1/2 cm thickness and cut out in 5cm squares (approx 20 biscuits).
Place on the prepared trays and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
When ready to bake Preheat oven to 180 degrees centigrade (160 fan) or Gas Mark 4.
Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Remove from oven and sprinkle with some white caster sugar.
Leave to cool slightly on the trays then transfer to a baking tray.
Grapefruit & Poppyseed Shortbread Biscuits
Sarah's servings: 22
Sarah's skill: Easy
Baking time: 20-25 minutes
Ingredients:
200g Butter
100g Caster Sugar
200g Plain Flour
85g Cornflour
Zest of 1 Grapefruit
3 Tbsp Poppyseeds
White caster sugar for decoration.
Method:
Line two baking trays with baking parchment.
In a stand mixer cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the flour and cornflour gradually to the butter mixture until it comes together as a soft dough.
Add the grapfruit zest and poppyseeds and mix again until they are fully incorporated.
On a floured surface roll the dough out to 1/2 cm thickness and cut out in 5cm squares or any shape you want (approx 22 biscuits).
Place on the prepared trays and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
When ready to bake Preheat oven to 180 degrees centigrade (160 fan) or Gas Mark 4.
Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Remove from oven and sprinkle with some white caster sugar. Leave to cool slightly on the trays then transfer to a baking tray.
Sarah's Extra slice.......
Any cutter will work but I used a 5cm square one which worked really well.
I use masterclass baking trays for all my cookies and biscuits.
Any citrus fruit can be used in this recipe.
I suggest using a good quality zester / grater like a Microplane available on Amazon
Always use a good quality butter it will taste so much better.