Gluten Free English Lavender Shortbread
You cannot get more English Summertime than this English Lavender Shortbread recipe. Simple to make and using your own harvest of lavender to add to that sense of satisfaction. Both gluten free and dairy free and vegan too this is a recipe everyone can enjoy for teatime this summer.
Servings: 12 biscuits
Calories: 153kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Shortbread
- 175 g gluten free plain flour
- 50 g cornflour/cornstarch
- 50 g caster sugar
- 140 g butter or butter alternative (I use Flora plant butter)
- 1 tbsp ground lavender see preparation above or in notes
- 1 tsp psyllium husk powder (optional) can use xanthan gum but I find psyllium works better to stabilise the biscuit
Icing
- 3 tbsp icing/confectioners sugar
- 2 tbsp dairy free milk or dairy free milk of your choice
- ½ tsp ground lavender
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan
- Add spread and sugar to a bowl and beat until light.
- Sieve in flour, cornflour, psyllium husk and lavender powder and mix thoroughly to combine.
- You should get a firm dough that you can roll into a ball.
- Wrap dough and pop into the fridge for 30mins to rest
- Remove from fridge, knead gently for a minute, and roll out on a well-floured surface.
- Use a biscuit cutter of your choice – I used an 8cm fluted cutter
- Pop onto a prepared baking sheet and into the oven for 10-15 minutes
- When the shortbread is firm to the touch remove and allow to cool for 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack
- Once completely cooled make your icing and dip one half of the biscuit into it. Add back to cooling rack and sprinkle a tiny bit of powder or dried flowers to the icing whist wet.
- Allow icing to harden and enjoy.
Notes
To prepare ground lavender simply wash the dried flowers thoroughly and tip onto kitchen towels to dry completely. Once bone dry add to a blender and blitz until you have a fine powder.
Nutrition
Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 455IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg