Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Toblerone Candy Bar Shortbread

Every time I buy a cookbook,I tell myself that it is my last cookbook purchase(for a while).There was a time when I HAD to buy a cookbook whenever someone mentioned nice things about it,glad that phase has come to an end.The last one I bought was Joy the Baker Cookbook and that was a while back.
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The irony is that,whenever I am itching to bake something new,I google and check out the first few entries or go through the good ol' BBC Good food site or King Arthur Flour.Which made me a bit philosophical and hence I decided to try at least one recipe from each book for a month whenever I feel like making something new.


I'll start with A Passion for Baking.I got this book as part of a Giveaway and it has been with me for more than a year and I have so far only tried one recipe from it-blasphemous I say!I remember noting down this recipe to be tried immediately and wonder what kept me away from it for so long.


Candy bar shortbread is a very simple recipe but gives spectacular results.Buttery shortbread topped with melted Toblerone candy bars,can it get any better?Next time you feel like baking cookies,try this for a change.Works well as a party dessert too,served with some ice-cream on the side perhaps?Toblerone Candy Bar Shortbread
Toblerone Candy Bar Shortbread
Recipe source - Marcy Goldman's A Passion for Baking


Ingredients ( I halved the original recipe which yielded me 18 pieces)


Unsalted Butter - 1/2 cup,room temperature
Sugar - 1/3 cup 
Flour/Maida - 1 cup+1 tbsp
Salt a pinch
Toblerone Candy Bars - 2,3.52oz packs


Method


Preheat oven to 160C.
Remove the chocolates from the fridge,let it come to room temperature and then chop roughly into small chunks.Toblerone Candy Bar Shortbread-step1
Beat together butter and sugar till creamy.
Mix in the flour all at once and slowly start mixing.You will get a crumbly dough,just make sure all of the flour has been mixed in and no visible white specks remain.
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Pat the crumbly dough into a baking tin(I used a round tin)and level it using the back of a spoon.(or use you fingers to pat like I did).
Bake for 30-35 minutes.
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As soon as the shortbread is out of the oven,sprinkle chopped chocolate over the hot uncut shortbread.
Let it set sbout 5 minutes and then smear it all over using the back of a spoon.
Mark into small squares and let the chocolate set in the fridge for 20-25 minutes.Remove from the tray and serve.
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Notes
  • The recipe calls for a pinch of salt,skip if you are using salted butter.I forgot to add the salt but the cookies tasted just fine.
  • I pulsed the sugar in the mixer for 5 seconds till it resembled fine granules.



Off these go to Srivalli's Cookie Mela.

19 comments :

  1. Is that it? It's THIS simple?
    Fantasssticccc!!! Bookmarking!!

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  2. This is a perfect kids friendly short bread. Sounds easy too

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  3. Such a delicious Shortbread..looks yummm

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  4. Innovating & Inviting :)

    http://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com

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  5. How true , you are just like me, i have a huge collection of baking books, i haven't even checked them from a long time!, everytime i make myself a promise that i will never buy books again, but :)!!!..., i think you have inspired me with this post, i should also take this as a project and start baking every month with one of my books!, Inbtw, i have book marked this recipe as my hubby loves tobelrone.., thanks for posting

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  6. Excellent shortbread, looks so yum n interestig!!

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  7. wow!! divya its really tempting me!!!
    adorable!!
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    VIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA

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  8. This looks tempting to the core Divya.. The chocolate coating on top that too my favorite one make is ever more delicious :) Will try this out soon :)

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  9. Hai Divya ............. Shortbread looks very yummy !!!!! will try it soon ...........

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  10. Seriously cant take my eyes from ur clicks, addictive shortbread.

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  11. Wow looks mindbogglingly delicious....happy to follow...will surely give a shot...

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  12. Wow! I never thought this recipe would be so easy! I tried it out today and it turned out yummylicious. The photo will be posted later in my Online Album on FB. Thanks!

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  13. Ooh that melty chocolate looks so inviting. Great recipe :)

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  14. Hello Divya,

    Writing in to tell you that i made this today for my little boy and he loved it. It was soo delicious. We enjoyed it.
    Thank you. :)

    Nisha

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  15. Wow how simpler can it become!..too good..

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  16. These are one of the first recipes I tried from the book too. I love this book, have tried quite a few from it.

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Divya.

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