Strawberry Gum Leaf Shortbread
I'm really happy with how my Australian spiced 'Shortbreads' turned out. I'm using the term shortbread loosely as the following recipe contains egg. I sourced the Australian spices & spice blends from Saltbush Kitchen https://www.facebook.com/saltbushkitchen/ in Buninyong.
This recipe was designed specifically to be made with Bakers' Magic gluten free flour. The finished baked product will not be the same if you use another gluten free flour and you will need to adjust the recipe, particularly if the flour you're using contains rice flour.
Ingredients
250 g Bakers' Magic gluten free flour
100 g Caster sugar
1 tsp (or less) Ground Strawberry gum leaves
1/8 tsp salt
200 g Melted butter
1 Egg
25 g Boiling water
Optional - White chocolate
Method
Mix together the dry ingredients (flour, spice(s), sugar & salt).
Melt the butter, add in the water. Whisk in the egg.
Pour over dry ingredients and mix together with a spatula.
Flatten the dough and put in fridge for at least 30 mins (can be overnight).
Bring dough out of the fridge, knead until the dough is smooth.
Roll dough out to a thickness of 6 mm between 2 sheets of baking paper. Cut into the desired shapes. The dough will feel a bit like playdough. The dough can be re-rolled. If the dough is too soft put it back in the fridge for a little while.
Transfer cut dough to lined baking trays.
Bake at 150 C for approximately 30 mins (the time will depend on how thick the dough is & your oven).
Optional - Put a little melted white chocolate in a small piping bag. Drizzle stripes on the shortbread.
Store in a cool airtight container.
Simply enjoy 
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