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Title: Red and Green Shortbread recipe - email please?
Post by: ~Narelle~ on November 24, 2010, 12:16:35 am
Hi
can someone please email me the red and green shortbread recipe from the 08 and 09 festive books (I think so anyway!) I can't find it. 

narelle@thesoundcompany.com.au

thanks so much!
Narelle
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Post by: judydawn on November 24, 2010, 05:19:05 am
Will do.
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Post by: Zan on November 24, 2010, 05:50:10 am
I want to know what this looks like? Sounds like fun.
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Post by: judydawn on November 24, 2010, 06:15:27 am
I have no idea what it looks like Zan, it is just shortbread with craisins & pistachios & is dipped in chocolate. Cookie1 & ILB both did it last Christmas so maybe one or the other will give you an idea of looks.
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Post by: marmee on November 24, 2010, 06:34:05 am
Can it be posted here?   :-*
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Post by: judydawn on November 24, 2010, 06:35:06 am
Not really but it will find it's way to you somehow  :-)) :-))
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Post by: cookie1 on November 24, 2010, 08:00:34 am
It's really nice. Very Christmassy too. I'm sorry I don't have a photo. If you find a recipe ( ;)) make sure you do mill the rice for the full minute. The first time I did it I thought my machine was on fire but it was only the rice dust from milling.
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Post by: Zan on November 24, 2010, 09:45:54 am
Think I'd like to try this.  ;)
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Post by: Cornish Cream on November 24, 2010, 08:02:55 pm
It has been posted on this website.
http://www.stephberg.com/?p=704
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Post by: jarac59 on December 05, 2010, 11:06:23 am
This is a call for help!! I thought the red & green shortbread sounded great, and made plans to make lots for Christmas gift giving. I tried my first batch tonight, and used a gluten-free flour mix (milled rice & sago with potato starch), but forgot to add xanthan gum - and they don't hold together at all. Next time, I won't attempt gluten-free - but in the meantime, does anyone have a suggestion for using my cranberry & pistachio biscuit crumbs? My daughter suggested making a slice, but I don't know how I would bind it together and I'm hesitant to add more butter when there is so much in the mixture already. Any ideas?
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Post by: Zan on December 05, 2010, 11:13:46 am
Made this today
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_baJJCSYEBXM/TPtPjH2cRuI/AAAAAAAABG8/mqOjDAvfb5M/s320/51210shortbread.jpg)
Really yummy and looks great.
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Post by: judydawn on December 05, 2010, 11:21:14 am
jarac59, I have the perfect use of those crumbs. I do a plum crumble with the following ingredients but any fruit could be used.

1 x 1kg carton plums, drained and chopped roughly.  Place into 5 small ramekins (1/2 cup size) & sprinkle crumble over the top. Bake 10-15 mins 200oC.

Crumble as per recipe - 6 shortbread biscuits, 1 tspn cinnamon, 2 tblspns flaked almonds (you could omit these as you have the pistachios & cranberries in your biscuit anyway.
Coarsely chop the biscuits (not too finely) & cinnamon in a food processor then add almonds.

To serve - sprinkle with icing sugar and serve with ice-cream or cream.

I make up a whole packet of shortbread mixture and freeze excess in ziplock bags.  So easy then to whip up a quick dessert.
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Post by: Chelsea (Thermie Groupie) on December 05, 2010, 11:52:23 pm
You could also make the easy 40 second icecream and stir the crumbs through before freezing. Cookies and cream ice cream??  :)
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Post by: cookie1 on December 06, 2010, 01:38:51 am
Could you add an egg to the shortbread to bind it together? I know of a friend of a friend who had massive troubles with the Christmas shortbread not binding, so you aren't the only one.

Judy your dessert sounds delicious.
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Post by: sabimby on December 20, 2010, 02:55:05 am
I am going to try to make this tonight. I have never made shortbread before. Can someone explain how you cut the dough into biscuits? I don't have the recipe in front of me, but I think it says to roll it up in baking paper and cut into ovals... How do you cut through the baking paper ??? Sorry if it's a silly question ;D

Do you think I'd be able to press/roll it into a dough and cut out shapes, or would I be better pressing it into a pan and slicing it into 'fingers' (before or after cooking)?

Thanks :)
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Post by: Chelsea (Thermie Groupie) on December 20, 2010, 04:40:47 am
I made these yesterday.  I lined my bench top with baking paper and rolled the dough into logs on top of the baking paper (not wrapping them in it).  I then sliced them into rounds and put them on a tray lined with more baking paper.

The only thing I will do different next time is chop the cranberries and nuts first and add them back in later.  I think they would chop up better that way than using the turbo button when they are in the dough as suggested.  :)