Pecan Shortbread with Chocolate Drizzle
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup pecan flour or 1/2 cup whole pecans, finely ground
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- Large pinch of salt
- 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- 1 large egg yolk
- 8 pecan halves
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped and melted
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Butter a large rimmed baking sheet.
- In a medium bowl, stir the all-purpose and pecan flours with the sugar, cinnamon and salt.
- Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles fine cornmeal.
- Add the egg yolk and blend it in with a fork.
- Lightly knead the shortbread dough until it is smooth.
- Transfer the shortbread dough to the prepared baking sheet and flatten it into a 6-inch round.
- Refrigerate the dough until it is well chilled, about 20 minutes.
- Using the blunt side of a knife, score the dough into 8 wedges.
- Lightly press a pecan into the wide end of each wedge.
- Bake for about 35 minutes, until the shortbread is browned around the edge.
- While the shortbread is still warm, cut it into wedges with a serrated knife.
- Let the shortbread cool to room temperature, then drizzle with the chocolate and serve.
flour, flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, butter, egg yolk, pecan, bittersweet chocolate
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pecan-shortbread-with-chocolate-drizzle (may not work)