Kourabiedes (Greek Shortbread)

Name: Kourabiedes (Greek Shortbread)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Greek
Ingredients: 250g Butter; 1 cup Icing Sugar; 1tbsp Brandy; 1 Egg Yolk; 1tsp Baking Powder; 1tbsp Vanilla Extract Extract; 2 1/2 Cups Self Raising Flour (Sifted); 1/2 Cup Roasted Almonds chopped

7 steps

Prep:2hCook:30min

Traditional Greek shortbread biscuits, usually made with almonds and dusted with a generous amount of icing sugar.

Updated at: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 00:35:03 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories94.8 kcal (5%)

Total Fat5.9 g (8%)

Carbs9.2 g (4%)

Sugars3.2 g (4%)

Protein1.1 g (2%)

Sodium106.2 mg (5%)

Fiber0.3 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

40 servings

250gbutter

1 cupicing sugar

1 Tbspbrandy

1egg yolk

1 tspbaking powder

1 TbspVanilla Extract

Extract

2.5 CupsSelf Raising Flour

Sifted

0.5 CupRoasted Almonds

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 160 fan forced.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Cream butter and 1/2 cup icing sugar until super pale preferably in a mixer.

MixerMix

Step 3

Add brandy, egg yolk, baking powder vanilla and orange blossom water (if you’re opting to use this)

Step 4

Add 2 1/2 cup double sifted self raising flour (one cup at a time) I like to do this part with my hands rather than the mixer. Add chopped roasted almonds. The mixture should be a little bit wet but not sticky (coming off the sides of the bowl)

Sieve

Step 5

Cover Let it rest somewhere cool and dark for 30 mins.

Step 6

Shape in to small balls (around 1tbsp each). You can make a crescent shape or just punch a shallow hole with your thumb in to the ball to flatten the ball.

Step 7

Bake the biscuits for 20-25 mins or until golden. As soon as you take the biscuits out of the oven soft over a genius layer of icing sugar

OvenHeat