Macadamia And Wattleseed Shortbread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 375 g butter
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup macadamia nuts, ground to a meal
• 1/2 teaspoon wattleseed

Recipe

• 1 beat the butter until it resembles whipped cream.
• 2 gradually add the sugar and beat well between each addition.
• 3 mix the flour, macadamia nut meal and wattleseed together.
• 4 add to the butter mixture and mix well until you have a smooth dough.
• 5 divide mixture in two and knead for about 5-10minutes until the dough is very smooth.
• 6 roll out into a slab on a greased tray or on baking paper or alternately use a cookie cutter.
• 7 shortbread should be about 1 cm thick when rolled.
• 8 prick with a fork to allow the air to flow through and make the shortbread crisp.
• 9 dust with a little caster sugar.
• 10 bake in a slow oven 150c for about 40minutes.