Ingredients
- 250 gr Blue Cheese suggest Highland Blue or Aged Vintage Blue, crumbled, room temperature (Whitestone Cheese)
- 125 gr unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup hazelnut flour
- 1/2 cup cornflour
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted, finely chopped
BLUE CHEESE HAZELNUT SHORTBREAD (GF)
Method
- In a food processor combine the crumbled blue cheese and butter until creamy.
- Add hazelnut flour, corn flour, salt and pepper and chopped toasted hazelnuts pulse just to combine
- Transfer dough to a sheet of baking paper, then work with your hands until the dough has spread out to resemble a log
- You can shape it into a round square or rectangle log
- Leave it wrapped in the baking paper and refrigerate for at least one hour
- Preheat the oven to 180 C and line a baking tray with a baking sheet
- When it is ready to bake, slice approximately ΒΌ inch thick then place on the baking sheet and bake for around 10- 15min
- Leave to cool on a wire rack
Comments
Recipe from Elizabeth Marshall.