Honey Coated Shortbread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, sugar and baking powder. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add the cream, oil, honey and eggs; stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of pan comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, then grease & flour several baking sheets.
• FOR THE SHORTBREAD ~ In a medium bowl whisk or sift flour, baking powder & baking soda together.
• In a large bowl combine oil, sugar, brandy, OJ & zest.
• Gradually add dry ingredients to liquid ingredients, combining well after each addition.
• Shape dough into ovals about 3 inches long, & place them well apart on prepared baking sheets.
• Bake about 20 minutes, then remove from oven & allow to cool on the baking sheets.
• (At this point, if freezing the shortbread, allow to cool COMPLETELY, then wrap well & freeze up to 2 months. When ready to serve from frozen, defrost thoroughly before coating with syrup, nuts & cinnamon.).
• FOR THE SYRUP ~ If you are not going to freeze the shortbread, in a saucepan, mix syrup ingredients together & bring to a boil.
• Boil rapidly for 5 minutes to thicken, then allow to cool.
• Dip cooled shortbread into the syrup & sprinkle with nuts & cinnamon, allowing to set slightly before serving.

Steps:

• Use a 9-10" tart pan with removable bottom or a shortbread mold. Spray with Pam. You can even use a regular baking pan, maybe 9 x 11 but you may have trouble removing the first couple of pieces.
• Place the flour and sugar in a food processor. Pulse. Add the cold butter and pulse only until it looks like fine sandy crumbs.
• Press the dough evenly into the prepared pan with your fingers. Stab all over with a fork. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.
• Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 350°F.
• Bake the shortbread only until just pale gold in the center, 25-30 minutes. Don't overbake; it will get very hard. Remove from oven.
• Heat the honey in the microwave until warm and liquid, about 10 seconds. Quickly pour the honey over the shortbread surface and spread evenly with a pastry brush.
• Sprinkle the salt evenly over the honey. Return the pan to the oven and bake for 3 minutes more.
• Transfer the pan to a rack and let the shortbread cool about 15 minutes. Cut while still warm into wedges or squares with a sharp knife. The cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 week.