Brown Butter Shortbread

Name: Brown Butter Shortbread
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 140 g unsalted butter; 55 g unsalted butter browned; 140 g toasted sugar; 3 g kosher salt; 275 g plain flour; 55 g corn starch; to taste butter for greasing; to taste demerara sugar

Serves 1

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Brown Butter Shortbread

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Serves 1

Directions

1In a stand mixer bowl, combine unsalted butter, brown butter, toasted sugar, and salt, creaming on high speed.
2Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
3In a separate bowl, whisk together the plain flour and corn starch.
4Add the flour mixture to the mixer and mix on low speed for 1-2 minutes until a crumbly dough forms.
5Butter a quarter sheet pan and coat it evenly with Demerara sugar.
6Gently pat the dough into the prepared sheet pan and top with a generous layer of Demerara sugar.
7Bake in an oven at 150 Celsius for 1 to 1.5 hours until golden brown and crisp around the edges.
8Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing into shapes.
9Allow to cool completely for at least 4 hours before retrieving from the pan.

Ingredients

140 g unsalted butter
55 g unsalted butter, browned
140 g toasted sugar
3 g kosher salt
275 g plain flour
55 g corn starch
to taste butter, for greasing
to taste demerara sugar

Equipment

stand mixerrubber spatulalarge bowlwhiskquarter sheet panmedium saute pancasserole dish

Tips

Make toasted sugar by baking granulated sugar in a casserole dish at 150 Celsius for 2-3 hours, stirring every 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
Make brown butter by swirling butter in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until the milk fats separate and brown.
Let both toasted sugar and brown butter cool completely before using in the recipe.

Brown Butter Shortbread

Serves 1

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Brown Butter Shortbread

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Serves 1

Directions

1In a stand mixer bowl, combine unsalted butter, brown butter, toasted sugar, and salt, creaming on high speed.
2Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
3In a separate bowl, whisk together the plain flour and corn starch.
4Add the flour mixture to the mixer and mix on low speed for 1-2 minutes until a crumbly dough forms.
5Butter a quarter sheet pan and coat it evenly with Demerara sugar.
6Gently pat the dough into the prepared sheet pan and top with a generous layer of Demerara sugar.
7Bake in an oven at 150 Celsius for 1 to 1.5 hours until golden brown and crisp around the edges.
8Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing into shapes.
9Allow to cool completely for at least 4 hours before retrieving from the pan.

Ingredients

140 g unsalted butter
55 g unsalted butter, browned
140 g toasted sugar
3 g kosher salt
275 g plain flour
55 g corn starch
to taste butter, for greasing
to taste demerara sugar

Equipment

stand mixerrubber spatulalarge bowlwhiskquarter sheet panmedium saute pancasserole dish

Tips

Make toasted sugar by baking granulated sugar in a casserole dish at 150 Celsius for 2-3 hours, stirring every 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
Make brown butter by swirling butter in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until the milk fats separate and brown.
Let both toasted sugar and brown butter cool completely before using in the recipe.