Almond Rye Shortbread

........PEACH crumble.....cor!

I will also use this recipe as a crumble topping for both savory and sweet dishes ! For use as a crumble topping I reckon it is a 5-star choice

Having to give up yeast & sugar(alcohol, cheese, fruit sugars, bread for starters!) has got me laying in every flour under the sun - including rye - with a view to experimenting with soda/quick breads. And I now use coconut oil for general frying.

I came across this recipe and decided to cheat - just this once (sugar).

As well as coconut oil (solid in a jar) I also use Tesco's organic unsalted butter as it is very much a 'sweet butter'.

In this recipe my use of this butter may have been a mistake without having added a pinch of salt.

The flavour balance is good enough that I can taste both the rye and the ground almond and it has low-level sweetness that does not compete with the ground almond sweetness - perfectly so for my taste.

I ate 5 of the 7 triangles (an experimental requirement you understand!)at varying stages of cooling, swamped with Tesco organic double cream - again the same gentle sweet flavour as the butter, and using a fork.

A peeled and quartered organic Jazz apple seemed necessary afterwards, so I kind of think it might go well with it as an accompaniment if serving this warm with cream (and a touch of salt)for a dessert.

I'm thinking of trying this again, using the coconut 'oil' I now like to do my morning omelettes in but it would not be like for like quantity-wise with butter, me thinks....or would it?

I also fancy putting in some little taste surprise accents - like cardamom or tiny bits of candied citron/lemon/or even bits of sun-dried tomato.

This review only addresses the outcome whilst it was warm. Cold, my view could alter.

Really easy, very tasty, my six year old likes it too.

Just came home from work to find a tray of this delicious shortbread, baked by my husband. He said it was super easy and quick. They are tasty, nutty, not too sweet and have the perfect bite/chew you want from a biscuit. Will make again for sure!