Welcome to the delightful world of almond poppy seed shortbread, a delectable treat that combines the nutty flavor of almonds with the delicate crunch of poppy seeds, all enveloped in a buttery, crumbly shortbread crust. As you embark on this culinary adventure, let us guide you through the essential steps to create this exquisite masterpiece, ensuring a perfect balance of flavors and textures in every bite. Whether you're a seasoned baker looking to expand your repertoire or a novice cook seeking to impress your loved ones, this comprehensive guide will provide you with all the necessary knowledge and techniques to create an unforgettable almond poppy seed shortbread experience. So, gather your ingredients, prepare your baking tools, and let's embark on a journey of taste and satisfaction as we explore the art of crafting this classic shortbread variation.
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ALMOND POPPY SEED BREAD
We hosted a beautiful wedding for our son, James, and his bride, Margret, and served these lovely poppy seed bread loaves to their guests. The recipe came from a dear friend, Judie Tobin.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h15m
Yield 2 loaves (16 slices each).
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the sugar, oil, eggs, poppy seeds, lemon juice and extracts; beat until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to sugar mixture alternately with milk, beating just until moistened. , Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., Combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over warm loaves. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 197 calories, Fat 9g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 105mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.
ALMOND POPPY SEED SHORTBREAD
Good, flaky delicate flavor. The poppyseed add a nice texture. It's not overly sweet. I decided to add the poppyseed and almond flavor to my shortbread cookies one day and was pleasantly surprised.
Provided by Ruth Tisdale
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 36 cookies, 18 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cream together the butter, sugar, cream cheese, poppyseed and almond extract.
- Add the flour and blend well.
- Roll the dough into balls and press down with the palm of your hand to desired size.
- The cookies will not spread.
- Place a sliced almond on top for accent.
- Bake at 350* for 15 minutes.
ALMOND POPPYSEED SHORTBREAD COOKIES
Sweet, nutty poppyseeds. Crunchy almondy goodness. Buttery shortbread. This recipe makes a small-ish batch (about 15 cookies), so be sure to double it if you're feeding a crowd.
Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty
Time 2h30m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- With an electric stand or hand mixer on medium speed, beat together the butter, sugar, almond extract, and salt until smooth.
- Turn mixer to low and add the flour and 2 teaspoons poppyseeds, mixing just until the dough forms.
- Place the dough on a piece of waxed or parchment paper sprinkled with a little flour. Put a little flour on your hands and gently roll the dough into a 1 1/2 inch diameter log.
- Sprinkle the 1/4 cup poppyseeds on the paper and roll the log in the poppyseeds, pressing gently, until the log is well-coated with the seeds.
- Wrap the log tightly in the paper and twist the ends.
- Refrigerate until firm, about an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Unwrap the log, and slice with a serrated knife about 3/8 inch thick. If the dough is crumbly, wait a few minutes for it to soften slightly and try again.
- Place slices about 1 inch apart on your baking sheet and bake until lightly golden around the edges, about 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let sit for about five minutes, then move the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Make the glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt until smooth.
- Carefully dip the tops of each cookie in the glaze, then set back on the wire rack.
- Grab a handful of almonds and, using your hands, crumble the sliced almonds directly over the tops of the cookies.
- Allow glaze and almonds to set, about 30 minutes. Gently shake any excess almonds off the cookies, and serve.
POPPY SEED SHORTBREAD
Take buttery shortbread cookies to another level by adding delicious and nutritious poppy seeds.
Provided by Yoly
Categories Desserts Cookies Butter Cookie Recipes Shortbread Cookie Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Combine flour, butter, confectioners' sugar, poppy seeds, vanilla extract, and salt in the bowl of a food processor; pulse to combine. Dough will be dry and crumbly.
- Press dough into a 11x7-inch baking pan. Pierce entire surface with a fork to prevent the dough from rising during baking.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges start to turn slightly brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
- Remove shortbread from pan and cut into 12 equal-sized bars while still warm. Place on a wire rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203.7 calories, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 40.7 mg, Fat 15.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 157.8 mg, Sugar 6.9 g
POPPY SEED SHORTBREADS
Categories Cookies Dessert Bake Easter Spring Poppy Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes about 34 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 350°F.
- Beat together butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low, then add flour and poppy seeds and mix until just combined.
- Transfer dough to plastic bag and pat out dough to size of bag. Press out excess air and seal bag. Roll out dough with a rolling pin to flatten evenly and to fill bag (dough will be about 1/4 inch thick). Freeze dough on a baking sheet until firm, at least 20 minutes.
- Open bag and cut apart along seams, reserving bag for rolling scraps. Cut out as many ovals as possible with cookie cutter, reserving scraps, and transfer to 2 ungreased large baking sheets, arranging about 1/2 inch apart. Bake cookies, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until edges are golden, 16 to 20 minutes total. Cool cookies on sheets on racks 5 minutes, then transfer with a spatula to racks to cool completely.
- Gather and reroll scraps using reserved plastic bag (to keep dough from sticking), then cut out and bake more cookies in same manner.
ALMOND POPPY SEED BARS
These tender squares from Pam Mroz of Rochester, Minnesota have a sweet frosting and generous sprinkling of poppy seeds throughout. "The bars are a snap to whip up, plus they use ingredients I usually have on hand," she notes.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield about 5-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, milk, oil, extracts and butter flavoring. Combine the flour, poppy seeds, baking powder and salt; add to the egg mixture and mix just until combined. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., In a bowl, combine the frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost bars.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 115 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 78mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
ALMOND POPPY SEED BREAD
My husband's favorite breakfast quick bread. When I'm in a hurry, I put the batter in muffin tins and reduce the baking time. Eitherway, it is quick and easy to whip up because you just put everything in a bowl and then mix.
Provided by Marg CaymanDesigns
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h15m
Yield 14 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
- Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured (or well sprayed) loaf pans.
- Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until test done with toothpick.
- Cool in pans for 10 minutes, remove from pans and cool completely.
- Note: if I can't find the butter flavoring I just use 2 teaspoons of each of the other flavorings.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 351.7, Fat 14.4, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 49, Sodium 316.7, Carbohydrate 50.8, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 28.9, Protein 5.1
HALLOWEEN SHORTBREAD POPPY SEED COOKIE FINGERS
Creepy Halloween fingers with bloody nails and liver spots! This poppy seed shortbread recipe adds some nice liver spots to the fingers. If you use red or purple jam to adhere the almond slivers, it will give them an added bloody look. Can be stored in an airtight container for up to 4 weeks.
Provided by Bratz
Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Liqueur Dessert Recipes
Time 1h7m
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
- Beat butter and sugar together in a stand mixer until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla extract and whiskey. Add the flour mixture; beat until dough is just combined and crumbly.
- Chill dough in the refrigerator until set, about 10 minutes.
- Divide dough into 4 portions. Roll 1 portion of dough into a tube on a floured work surface; cut into 1-inch pieces. Place onto prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. Flatten dough pieces to about 2 inches long and 3/4-inch wide.
- Press the flat side of a butter knife into 1 end of the dough pieces to make a small dent; dot with jam. Place almond slivers onto jam. Score 2 sets of slits with a knife to create knuckles.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 7 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cook completely, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 69.5 calories, Carbohydrate 8.8 g, Cholesterol 8.1 mg, Fat 3.4 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 48.1 mg, Sugar 3.7 g
Tips:
- For the best flavor, use high-quality almond flour and poppy seeds. - If you don't have almond flour, you can make your own by grinding almonds in a food processor. - To make the dough easier to work with, chill it for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. - If the dough is too sticky, add more flour. - If the dough is too dry, add more butter. - Bake the shortbread cookies until they are just starting to brown around the edges. - Let the cookies cool completely before storing them in an airtight container.Conclusion:
Almond poppy seed shortbread cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat. They are perfect for any occasion and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With their almond and poppy seed flavor, these cookies are sure to be a hit. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, give these cookies a try. You won't be disappointed.
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