After watching Masterchef one time, Keeley decided to make her own version of these.
They came out very nicely!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: English
Difficulty: Med
Servings
4
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
INGREDIENTS
Filling:
- 1 x 250g ctn creme fraiche
- 45g (1/4 cup) icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lime rind
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 x 120g punnets fresh raspberries
-
1 x 150g punnet fresh blueberries
Cinnamon Shortbread:
- 125g butter, at room temperature
- 70g (1/3 cup) caster sugar
- 115g (3/4 cup) plain flour
- 2 tablespoons rice flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 egg white, lightly whisked
- Caster sugar, extra, to dust
METHOD
- To make the cinnamon shortbread, preheat oven to 160°C.
- Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
- Use an electric beater to beat together the butter and sugar in a medium bowl until pale and creamy.
- Add the combined flours and cinnamon and use a wooden spoon to stir until the mixture just starts to come together.
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
- Shape into a disc and cover with plastic wrap.
- Place in the fridge for 30 minutes to rest.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to a 5mm-thick disc.
- Use a round 8cm-diameter fluted pastry cutter to cut eight discs from the dough.
- Transfer to the lined trays.
- Lightly brush discs with egg white and sprinkle evenly with extra sugar.
- Bake in oven, swapping trays halfway through cooking, for 20 minutes or until light golden.
- Set aside on trays for 30 minutes to cool.
- Meanwhile, combine the creme fraiche, icing sugar mixture, lime rind and lime juice in a medium bowl.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill.
- Place 1 shortbread biscuit on each serving plate.
- Top with half the creme fraiche mixture.
- Scatter over half the raspberries and blueberries.
- Repeat with the remaining shortbread biscuits, creme fraiche mixture and berries.
- Serve immediately.