Parmesan Shortbread Biscuits

Method10 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Use a scale to weigh the salted butter (100 g), fresh grated parmesan (100 g) and plain flour (95 g). Put all three in a food processor; add the optional chopped fresh rosemary with the parmesan. This recipe follows the food-processor route.

   Uses 100 g salted butter, chopped · 100 g fresh grated parmesan · 95 g plain flour · 1 tbsp fresh rosemary leaves, roughly chopped, optional

2. 2

   Step 2: Pulse the ingredients assembled in step 1 until they form a wet, crumbly dough. Stop once evenly combined.

   Uses weighed butter, parmesan and flour with optional rosemary in the processor

   
3. 3

   Step 3: Turn out the wet crumbly dough from step 2 and gather it together gently, keeping all the optional rosemary already mixed into it.

   Uses complete wet crumbly parmesan dough

4. 4

   Step 4: Lightly flour the work surface. Knead the gathered dough from step 3 just enough to bring it together, then shape all of it into two logs, each about 3 cm in diameter and 15 cm long.

   Uses complete gathered parmesan dough · A little plain flour, for the work surface

   
5. 5

   Step 5: Wrap both logs from step 4 and refrigerate for about one hour, until firm enough to slice cleanly.

   Check firm parmesan logs · 60 minUses two shaped parmesan dough logs with any light surface flour

6. 6

   Step 6: As the logs finish chilling, preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Line one large or two ordinary baking trays with baking parchment.

7. 7

   Step 7: Unwrap both firm logs from step 5 and slice them with a sharp knife into rounds about 7 mm thick.

   Uses both chilled firm parmesan dough logs

8. 8

   Step 8: Arrange all the sliced biscuits from step 7 on the lined tray or trays, leaving at least 2 cm between them.

   Uses all sliced parmesan biscuit rounds

9. 9

   Step 9: Bake the trays of biscuits from step 8 for about 12 minutes, checking for a light golden color; continue only as needed for that color.

   Check light golden biscuits · 12 minUses all biscuit rounds spaced on the lined trays

10. 10

    Step 10: Let all the baked biscuits from step 9 stand on their trays for five minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

    Move biscuits to cooling rack · 5 minUses all baked parmesan biscuits