Holiday Sablés (Biscuits)

Ingredients

• ¾ cup butter
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup flour
• 2 Tablespoons Baked Apple Almond tea
• ¼ teaspoon salt
  
  

1. . Melt the butter together with the tea and allow to steep for 15 minutes – remove from heat
2. . Allow to cool for 15 minutes then strain the butter – pressing the tea against the strainer to extract as much of the tea flavor as possible
3. . Beat the flavored butter with the sugar then beat in the yolk
4. . Blend in the flour and salt until a dough is formed
5. . Pile the dough onto parchment paper, roll up to form a log 2” in diameter and refrigerate for 1-2 hours
6. .Pre- heat oven to 350
7. . Cut the log into 1/3” thickness
8. . Set on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake for about 10 – 13 minutes [depending on thickness of slice]
9. . Cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes then remove to a cooling rack

• . Note: To ensure the logs are ‘round’ Save the cardboard center from a roll of kitchen paper, slit it to open then place the log inside before chilling.

This recipe was developed for the Cultured Cup by Kyra Effren

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