Shortbread and green tea sandwiches

November 12, 2014 (Last Updated: December 2, 2019)

Shortbread and green tea sandwiches

By Jacques Erusmus Serves: 8
Cooking Time: Shortbread and green tea sandwiches

Ingredients

  • 300g butter, at room temperature
  • 300g flour
  • 125g icing sugar
  • 1 egg white
  • 40g sugar
  • 75ml water
  • 150g white chocolate
  • 2,5ml (½ tsp) green tea powder
  • a pinch of salt

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 160°C.

2

Place the butter, flour and icing sugar in a bowl and mix until the pastry almost comes together, 4 – 5 minutes. Add the egg white and pulse until combined.

3

Shape the pastry into a flat round and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rest in a cool place for 15 minutes.

4

Dust a clean work surface with flour and roll out the pastry. Cut out 16 rounds of 5cm in diameter and place on a floured baking tray. Bake until they turn a light tea colour, 8 – 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.

5

Combine the sugar and water, and bring to a boil. Melt the chocolate in a bain marie, add the sugar syrup and mix well. Stir in the green tea powder and salt.

6

Allow to set in the fridge and sandwich the shortbread rounds with the green tea ganache.

7

Serve with coffee or sweet wine.

 

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