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Lavender
Shortbreads
Recipe provided by Lailey
Vineyard, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
(adapted from the Silver
Palate Cookbook)
Makes 20 cookies
The
Savvy Grapes wine suggestions:
Rieslings
tend to be light white wine with citrus aromas
& taste. Most Rieslings are fresh
& crisp with good acidity that would balance
the herbs and delicate flavours of this appetizer. Riesling wines can be
made to be slightly sweet (winespeak: off dry). This is usually
mentioned on the label.
Rosé
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a crisp, dry Rosé wine would be a great pairing too with these
shortbreads.
Lailey
Vineyard is renown for their aromatic wines such as Riesling & Rosé
wine. Their wines are only available at the winery. To order
either (or both wine), contact The
Savvy Grapes directly and we will help you make the ordering
arrangements. Cheers!
3/4 pounds unsalted butter, softened
1 cup icing sugar
3 cups unbleached all purpose flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons lavender buds (or 1 tablespoon lavender leaf, chopped)
Cream butter and icing sugar together until light
Sift flour and salt together and add to creamed mixture, along with the
lavender. Add vanilla and blend thoroughly.
Gather dough into a ball, wrap in wax paper, and chill for 4 to 6
hours.
Roll out chilled dough to 5/8-inch thickness. Using a cookie cutter,
cut out cookies. Place cookies on un-greased cookie sheets and refrigerate
for 45 minutes before baking.
Preheat oven to 325 F Bake for 20 minutes, or until just starting to colour lightly: cookies
should not be brown at all. Cool on rack.
Serve
on a platter with goats cheese and a dollop of wine jelly.
Cheers
& Enjoy!
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