Brazil Nut Shortbread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brazil nut
• 1/4 lb unsalted butter, softened
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons rice flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 grind the brazil nuts finely.
• 3 beat the butter until fluffy, add the sugar and beat until fluffy again--do beat adequately.
• 4 sift in the flours and the nuts and work to a smooth dough.
• 5 cover a baking sheet with parchment.
• 6 place a 6" flan ring or tart form on the cookie sheet to use as a guide.
• 7 press the dough onto the sheet inside the ring to form a neat 6" inch circle.
• 8 remove the ring and flatten the dought slightly with a rolling pin.
• 9 prick the circle of dough with a fork and score it into eight wedges.
• 10 sprinkle with a little granulated sugar and bake for forty minutes.
• 11 remove from the oven and cut along the score lines and leave to cool for two minutes.
• 12 lift onto a rack and cool completely.
• 13 if they don't get immediately eaten, store in an airtight container.