Shortbread Filled with Lemon Curd
The only thing better than a perfectly buttery shortbread cookie is a wedge of Shortbread filled with Lemon Curd.
Servings: slices
Ingredients
Dough
- 8 oz unsalted butter (room temperature (see note))
- 4 oz granulated sugar (½ cup)
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- 10 oz all purpose flour (2 cups, see note)
Assembly
- 5 oz Lemon curd (½ cup)
- 1 large egg (for egg wash)
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (for finish)
Instructions
Make the Dough
- Combine 8 oz unsalted butter, 4 oz granulated sugar and ¼ teaspoon table salt in a mixer bowl and mix until softened and combined, do not aerate. Add 10 oz all purpose flour and mix just until a dough is formed. Split the dough into 2 equal portions
- (At this stage the dough can be wrapped and refrigerated or frozen for later use).
Assemble the shortbread
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Place a ½ sheet of parchment paper off to the side on the work surface. On another area of the work surface roll one disc of dough into a 12" round (⅛" thick). Transfer to the rolled dough to the parchment sheet.
- Spread 5 oz Lemon curd over the the dough round, leaving a ½" border around the edge. Brush the border with egg wash.
- Roll the other dough to a 12" round. Roll the 2nd dough round onto the rolling pin and unroll onto the curd covered bottom layer. Use a paring knife or pizza cutter to trim the ragged edges of the shortbread round.
- Use a fork to crimp and glue together the edges. Prick the shortbread all over with the fork to create steam vents. (At this stage the round can frozen for later use).
- Use a long serrated knife to lightly score the shortbread into 12 wedges, being careful not to cut through the top layer. Sprinkle the shortbread round with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar.
- Bake until the dough is lightly golden and baked through, about 20 minutes.
- Allow to cool to room temperature and cut along score lines.
Notes
If measuring the flour by volume use the “dip & sweep” method. That is, dip the measuring cup into the flour bin, overfill it, then sweep away the excess.
The butter should be pliable and slightly cool, not greasy or at all melty.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 492IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg