Lemon and elderflower shortbread sandwiches recipe
Add a floral twist to easy lemon shortbread biscuits with delicate elderflower cordial. Sandwich two buttery biscuits together with elderflower buttercream and zingy lemon curd for a simple yet impressive Mother's Day baking recipe. Decorate with a drizzle of white chocolate and a sprinkling of lemon zest, and enjoy!
See method- Makes 10
- 30 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook, plus chilling, cooling and setting
- 319 calories / serving
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 175g plain flour
- 50g caster sugar
- 190g butter, 130g chilled and cubed, 60g softened
- 2 lemons, zested, 1 juiced
- 130g icing sugar
- 2 tbsp whole milk
- 1½ tbsp elderflower cordial
- 50g lemon curd
- 40g white chocolate, melted
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1335kJ 319.0kcal
- Fat
- 18g
- Saturates
- 10g
- Salt
- 0.0g
- Sugars
- 26g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 40.0gProtein 2.2gFibre 0.8g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C.
- Put the flour, caster sugar, cubed butter and half the lemon zest in a food processor and pulse to fine breadcrumbs. Add the lemon juice, ½ tbsp at a time, pulsing between additions until a dough forms. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 1 hr.
- Roll the dough out between 2 sheets of nonstick baking paper to 1cm thick. Line 2 large baking trays with nonstick baking paper. Using a 6cm fluted cookie cutter, cut out 20 rounds and transfer to the trays.
- Bake for 6-8 mins until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 5 mins on the trays. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, beat the softened butter with the icing sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the milk until combined, then add the elderflower cordial.
- Spread or pipe a layer of icing onto the base of half the biscuits. Spread each with 1 tsp lemon curd, then sandwich with the other biscuits. Drizzle with the chocolate in a zigzag pattern and scatter with the remaining lemon zest. Leave to set for 1 hr. Will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
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Freezing and defrosting guidelines
Freeze undecorated biscuits only. In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer .
