Best 6 Austrian Raspberryblueberry Shortbread Recipes
Austrian raspberry-blueberry shortbread is a delectable confection that combines the tangy sweetness of raspberries and blueberries with the buttery richness of shortbread. Its origins can be traced back to the picturesque region of Austria, where it has been enjoyed for generations. The combination of flavors and textures in this classic treat makes it a favorite among locals and visitors alike. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this guide will provide you with everything you need to know to create the perfect Austrian raspberry-blueberry shortbread. From selecting the freshest ingredients to mastering the art of shortbread baking, we'll cover it all. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a culinary journey to create a taste of Austria in your own kitchen!
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
LYDIA'S AUSTRIAN RASPBERRY SHORTBREAD
Steps:
- In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the butter until soft and fluffy. Add the egg yolks and mix well.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the granulated sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the butter/egg yolk mixture and mix just until incorporated and the dough starts to come together. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and form into 2 balls. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and freeze at least 2 hours or overnight, or as long as a month.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Remove 1 ball of dough from the freezer and coarsely grate the frozen dough into the bottom of a 9 by 12-inch baking pan or a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Make sure the surface is covered evenly with shreds of dough. With a spoon or spatula, spread the jam over the surface, to within 1/2-inch of the edge all the way around. Remove the remaining dough from the freezer and coarsely grate it over the entire surface. Bake until light golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. As soon as the shortbread comes out of the oven, dust with confectioners' sugar. Cool on a wire rack, then cut in the pan with a serrated knife.
AUSTRIAN RASPBERRY SHORTBREAD
One of my favorite flavors is raspberry yum! Rich delicious cookies! *times don't reflect freezing time.*
Provided by Midwest Maven
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 50m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cream the butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until soft and fluffy.
- Add the egg yolks and mix well.
- In a another bowl mix the sugar, flour, baking powder and salt together.
- Add the dry ingredients to the butter/egg mixture and mix until just blended and the dough starts to come together.
- Turn out the dough onto a floured work surface and form into 2 balls.
- Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and freeze at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Heat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Remove one ball of dough from the freezer and coarsely grate it into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Make sure the surface is covered evenly with shreds of dough.
- With the back of a spoon or flexible spatula spread the jam over top, to within 1/2 inch of the edge all the way around.
- Remove the remaining dough ball from the freezer and coarsely grate it over the entire surface.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Dust with the powdered sugar as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- Cool on a wire rack and then cut in the pan with a serrated knife.
AUSTRIAN RASPBERRY/BLUEBERRY SHORTBREAD
I actually first saw their Austrian Shortbread recipe years ago in Gourmet Magazine. I was intrigued with the interesting yet simple technique involved in achieving an extremely light textured shortbread (see recipe). I originally made it just as the recipe specifies layering raspberry jam between the two layers, but recently decided to try a less sweet and simpler version, using fresh fruit mixed with a bit of sugar, flour and lemon. Both versions are delicious but with fresh fruit so abundant and beautiful at the moment, I opted for this blueberry/raspberry rendition today...and no one seemed to complain!!
Provided by The Cafe Sucre Fari
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 18 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Cream the butter in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer) until soft and fluffy. Add the egg yolks and vanilla and mix well.
- Mix the granulated sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add to the butter and egg yolk mixture and mix just until incorporated and the dough starts to come together. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and form into two balls. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and freeze at least 2 hours or overnight (or as long as a month, if you like).
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 8x8 or 9x9 square baking pan or a 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom. (I use Baker's Joy spray).
- Remove one ball of dough from the freezer and coarsely grate it by hand or with the grating disk in a food processor into the bottom of the greased baking pan (or tart pan). Make sure the surface is covered evenly with shreds of dough.
- Gently mix the blueberries, raspberries and the lemon juice in a medium bowl. Mix sugar, flour, lemon zest in a small bowl until combined, then add to blueberry/raspberry mixture and mix gently with your hand to coat the berries with the flour mixture.
- Cover the bottom layer of dough with the blueberry mixture as evenly as possible, gently pressing the berries into the dough. Remove the remaining dough from the freezer and coarsely grate it over the entire surface. (I grate this second ball of dough onto a piece of plastic wrap, then sprinkle over the berries.).
- Place in oven and cover lightly with foil, bake for 20 minutes, then remove foil. Continue baking until lightly golden brown and the center no longer wiggles, about 20-30 minutes longer. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- After the shortbread is cooled, sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired or drizzle with lemon glaze. For lemon glaze, mix 1/2 cup powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Add enough milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to thin out to thick drizzling consistency.
- Cool on a wire rack, then cut in the pan with a serrated knife. Chilling the pan in the fridge makes it a lot easier to get clean cuts.
- Adapted from Butter Sugar Flour Eggs.
LYDIA'S AUSTRIAN RASPBERRY SHORTBREAD
Provided by Gale Gand
Categories Cookies Dessert Bake Fall Winter Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 12 to 16 large bars
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cream the butter in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer) until soft and fluffy. Add the egg yolks and mix well.
- Mix the granulated sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add to the butter and egg yolk mixture and mix just until incorporated and the dough starts to come together. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and form into two balls. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and freeze at least 2 hours or overnight (or as long as a month, if you like).
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Remove one ball of dough from the freezer and coarsely grate it by hand or with the grating disk in a food processor into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan or a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Make sure the surface is covered evenly with shreds of dough.
- With the back of a spoon or a flexible spatula, spread the jam over the surface, to within 1/2 inch of the edge all the way around. Remove the remaining dough from the freezer and coarsely grate it over the entire surface.
- Bake until lightly golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. As soon as the shortbread comes out of the oven, dust with confectioners' sugar. Cool on a wire rack, then cut in the pan with a serrated knife.
BLUEBERRY SHORTBREAD BARS
You can use any summer fruit in these bars, as long as you don't use too much and it's not too wet. I hope you give this a try soon. Enjoy!
Provided by Chef John
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Blueberry Dessert Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place butter cubes in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl. Sprinkle in Chinese five-spice powder.
- Cut in frozen butter using a pastry cutter until the butter pieces are about the size of peas. Mix in egg yolk and continue cutting in until thoroughly combined. Drizzle in ice water and stir to combine. The dough should just come together when pinched between your fingers.
- Pour about 3/4 of the crumb mixture into an ungreased 9x9-inch baking dish. Press the mixture down firmly using the back of a spoon. Spread blueberries in one layer and sprinkle with remaining crumbly dough.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden and sides are crisp and browned, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.7 calories, Carbohydrate 21.7 g, Cholesterol 37.4 mg, Fat 8.2 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 162.6 mg, Sugar 9.3 g
SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD IV
This is the most basic cookie recipe there is. Real butter and brown sugar give it an irresistible flavor.
Provided by Linda
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European UK and Ireland Scottish
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Cream butter and brown sugar. Add 3 to 3 3/4 cups flour. Mix well.
- Sprinkle board with the remaining flour. Knead for 5 minutes, adding enough flour to make a soft dough. Roll to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into 3x1 inch strips. Prick with fork and place on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 255.8 calories, Carbohydrate 26.9 g, Cholesterol 40.7 mg, Fat 15.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 112 mg, Sugar 9 g
Tips:
- Mise en Place: Before you start baking, make sure you have all your ingredients and equipment ready. This will help you stay organized and prevent any scrambling.
- Use Room Temperature Ingredients: When a recipe calls for room temperature ingredients, it means that they should be at about 70°F (21°C). This helps them to mix together more easily and evenly.
- Cream the Butter and Sugar Together: This step is essential for creating a light and fluffy shortbread. Cream the butter and sugar together until they are pale and fluffy, and the sugar has completely dissolved.
- Don't Overwork the Dough: Once you have added the flour, mix the dough just until it comes together. Overworking the dough will make the shortbread tough.
- Chill the Dough: Chilling the dough before baking helps to prevent it from spreading too much in the oven. This will result in a more even bake.
- Bake the Shortbread Until Golden Brown: The shortbread is done baking when it is golden brown around the edges and the center is set. Keep a close eye on the shortbread while it is baking, as it can burn easily.
Conclusion:
Austrian Raspberry-Blueberry Shortbread is a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. The shortbread is light and fluffy, with a delicate flavor that is complemented by the sweet and tart berries. This recipe is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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