Poppy Seed Shortbread Delight

Simple baked goods — good for tea, on the go, or for a snack! Shortbread cookies with poppy seeds are tender, crumbly and very tasty. And it’s a pleasure to cook! You can do this with your child, it will also be fun! To prepare, you will need a meat grinder.
cook time: 1h
Logan Winslow
Poppy Seed Shortbread Delight

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

395
Calories
17g
Fat
49g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (12 portions)

Basic:

Salt (pinch) to taste
Sugar 100 g
Wheat flour 320 g
Butter 100 g
Milk 1 tbsp
Baking powder 1 tsp
Chicken eggs 2 pc
Vanilla sugar 1 tsp
Poppy food 2 tbsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make cookies? Prepare your ingredients. The butter should be soft and at room temperature.

Step 2

Step 2
Sift the wheat flour through a sieve and mix it with baking powder.

Step 3

Step 3
In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and set aside a tablespoon of egg for brushing the cookies before baking.

Step 4

Step 4
Add sugar, salt and vanilla to most of the eggs.

Step 5

Step 5
Add butter at room temperature to the same container.

Step 6

Step 6
Beat everything with an immersion blender. I think you can use a whisk too.

Step 7

Step 7
Add flour in portions and knead the dough.

Step 8

Step 8
It may take a little more flour or a little less. The dough should be soft, but not sticky.

Step 9

Step 9
This time I had to add one tablespoon more flour.

Step 10

Step 10
This is what the dough should look like in the end: stiff, not sticky, and retains its shape well.

Step 11

Step 11
Cover it with film and refrigerate for half an hour.

Step 12

Step 12
Mix the previously beaten egg with milk.

Step 13

Step 13
Assemble a meat grinder, but without a knife. Chop the dough as shown in the photo.

Step 14

Step 14
We need fairly long strips, about 20 cm in length. Cut them off when you have enough.

Step 15

Step 15
Transfer the strips of dough to the parchment lined on the pan. Try not to crush it or overheat it in your hands.

Step 16

Step 16
Select a few ribbons of dough and twist the roses right here on the parchment.

Step 17

Step 17
Like this.

Step 18

Step 18
Brush all roses with egg and milk using a brush.

Step 19

Step 19
Sprinkle them with poppy seeds on top.

Step 20

Step 20
Bake cookies for 15-20 minutes at 200 degrees until golden brown. Determine the time according to your oven. Check the cookies after 8-10 minutes, maybe they will bake less, be careful not to burn.

Step 21

Step 21
Cool the finished cookies and transfer them to a wide plate.

Step 22

Step 22
This is what the cookies look like from below, they are well baked but not burnt.

Step 23

Step 23
This is what the cookie looks like when broken. It tastes very tender and fragile.

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