Rosemary & Walnut Shortbread with Lemon Curd Cream

 

I love making this recipe…it’s so simple, tastes amazing and looks beautiful!

Ingredients

100g butter(softened)

50g caster sugar

150g plain flour

1Tsp chopped fresh rosemary

2oz walnuts

100mls double cream

100mls creme fraise

2 tbsp lemon curd

Method

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Finely chop the rosemary and add to the bowl.

In a pestle and mortar, crush to walnuts into small pieces and add to the bowl with the butter, sugar and rosemary and stir to mix.

Add the flour to the mix and bring it all together to a soft dough.

Dust a board lightly with flour and turn out the dough.

Roll the dough to approx 1/4″ thick and use a cutter to cut out approx eight rounds of shortbread.

Place on a baking sheet (no need to grease it)

Bake in the oven at 160′c for approx 10-15mins until lightly golden in colour. When done, sprinkle with caster sugar and  leave to cool slightly on the baking sheet.

Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk the double cream to soft peaks, then add the creme fraise.

Swirl in the lemon curd.

To serve, sandwich two shortbread biscuits with a generous dollop of the cream filling and garnish with a sprig of rosemary and a walnut piece…… Yummy! bb mandyxxx