Shortcake with nuts
Description
Tasty pastries for the whole family. A colorful shortbread cake with nuts — a perfect dessert even for a festive table. Be sure to let the dessert soak for at least 2 hours, as the shortbread layers are very dense and crunchy. If you like a coffee flavor, you can soak them with freshly brewed coffee. The pastry is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the specified ingredients. Set aside some of the nuts for decorating the cake; chop the rest into crumbs.
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Step 2
Mix one third of the nut crumbs with butter, eggs, sugar, and salt. Knead thoroughly.
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Step 3
Add the cornmeal and knead a stiff dough. Leave it in the refrigerator for 15–20 minutes.
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Step 4
Then remove the dough and preheat the oven to 200°C. Roll out portions of the dough on parchment paper and cut circles from them. Bake for 8–10 minutes in the oven and cool.
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Step 5
Place sour cream of any fat content in a bowl, add sugar and sour cream thickener. Whip or mix thoroughly for 3 minutes.
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Step 6
Place the cooled cake layer on a plate and spread with sour cream frosting. If you like, you can soak the layer with syrup or topping first.
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Step 7
Assemble the whole cake in this manner and refrigerate it for 2 hours so it can absorb the filling / syrup evenly.
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Step 8
Then take the dessert out of the refrigerator and decorate the sides with chopped nuts and the top with kernels. Serve at the table.
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Step 9
Cut the sweet into pieces and serve with hot tea, coffee.