Finsk Brød (Finnish Shortbread)

By nanasally4

Ingredients

• 250 g / 9 oz Plain flour
• 175 g / 6 oz Butter
• 75 g / 2 1/2 oz Granulated sugar
• 50 g / 2 oz Whole almonds, chopped
• 1 tblsp Granulated sugar
• 1 Egg, whisked for egg wash

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Sift the flour into a large bowl, add the sugar and cut in the butter.

Using you hand knead together to form a dough.

Roll dough out into a large rectangle about ½ cm deep.

Egg wash the surface and scatter on the chopped almonds and then the sugar.

Press down gently with your hand (to stop the nuts falling off).

Cut into rectangles 2 cm x 5 cm.

Place on baking paper on 2 large baking sheets.

Bake for about 10 minutes.

Allow to cool on baking trays for a couple of minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

Instructions