I had planned to wait on a snow day to use
the snowflake shortbread pan I got for Christmas, but since it appears I may not get a snow day after all, I decided to go ahead and make some shortbread this weekend. And I don't know why, but it occurred to me I ought to toss the contents of a teabag full of chai tea in the mix and see what happened!
Happily, the result was just terrific, and I could still see the snowflake impression on the shortbread. It wasn't too much chai, and it wasn't too little. My recipe came off the Nordic Ware pan's package with the only change being the addition of the chai. Here's how I made it, and I'm sure any shortbread pan will do. Hope you try it, as I was mighty pleased!
Chai Shortbread
3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups plain flour
Contents of 1 chai teabag (I used Stash Chai Green Tea)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Using an electric mixer, cream butter well, adding in confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and finally the flour and tea. Knead dough until smooth. Firmly press into lightly-greased pan, and prick surface of dough with a fork. Bake for 30-35 minutes, just until light brown around the edges. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, loosen edges, and invert onto a plate. Cut along score lines while shortbread is still warm.
Ooh, it looks so pretty! The snowflakes show up beautifully, and I'm sure the addition of the chai made a delicious recipe even more delicious.
ReplyDeleteA lot less work than using snowflake cookie cutters like I have. That was a good idea to try some chai in the recipe.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty design on your shortbread! And clever to make it Chai flavored.
ReplyDeleteLove the pan! I posted a recipe for Chai shortbread from a Tea Time magazine...I think...before Christmas, so you definitely were on the right wavelength! They must have been wonderful!
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That does look yummy! I like chai tea. I'm waiting for a shortbread pan to show up on the clearance rack and then maybe I'll try the recipe and throw in some culinary lavender.
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious and pretty!!
ReplyDeleteOooh...these look pretty -- I love the mold!! :)
ReplyDeleteYour Chai Shortbread looks deliciously beautiful! Glad you had great success with the Nordic pan.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of the chai being tossed in. Sounds good and I will tuck that idea away for another day.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I'm sure other teas would work great too.
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