Name: Middle Eastern Shortbread with Pistachio Paste
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Middle East
Ingredients: 125g of flour; 1 tsp of ground cinnamon; 1 pinch of salt; 60g of sugar; 50g of butter cut into pieces; 1 egg; 200g of almond paste; 40g of pistachio paste; A little milk; 2 tbsp of rum; Powdered sugar; Orange blossom water

Ingredients

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350F.

2. In a bowl, mix together the flour, cinnamon, salt, sugar, butter, and egg. Form a ball of dough. Wrap it and refrigerate for 2 hours.

3. Mix the almond paste and pistachio paste together. Form 2 rolls of 20 cm in length.

4. Remove the dough from the refrigerator, divide it in 2. Roll out each part into a rectangle. Brush the rectangles with milk.

5. Place a roll at the edge of each rectangle and roll the dough. Seal the edges. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

6. Bake for 15 minutes on parchment-lined baking sheets.

7. Upon removal from the oven, brush the rolls with orange blossom water using a brush. Let cool.

8. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into slices.

Middle Eastern Shortbread with Pistachio Paste

Preparation: 15 min

Cooking: 15 min

Servings: 10

These Middle Eastern shortbreads with pistachio paste are a delicious fusion of flavors. They satisfy with their crispy texture and rich pistachio flavor, often enhanced by a note of orange blossom water. Perfect for tea or as a dessert after a meal, these shortbreads will seduce all palates.