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Rosewater Shortbread
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Rosewater Shortbread

10 ingredients 20 min + 15 min openrecipes
Rosewater Shortbread

Although it's holiday cookie season, I can't help but share these - buttery whole wheat shortbreads fragrant with rosewater, flecked with toasted nuts, and dried rose petals.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

802
Calories
16g
Protein
33g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 10 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pecans 1 oz (28g / ~19 halves) 196
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Wheat not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0
Rose not in our table 0
Black Sesame Seed not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup / 4.5 oz / 130 g unbleached all-purpose flour
  • Scant 1 cup / 4.5 oz / 130g whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1/3 cup / 1 oz / 30 g lightly toasted, sliced, pecans
  • 1 tablespoon dried rose petals, plus more for sprinkling
  • 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds, plus more for sprinkling
  • 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup / 3.5 oz / 100 g sugar
  • scant 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons rose water
  • large grain sugar, for sprinkling

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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