The gluten-free Tyrolean cookies are the gluten-free version of the classic Spitzbuben, typical of the Christmas pastry tradition of South Tyrol. These delicious shortbread cookies are filled with strawberry jam and are excellent accompanied by a good cup of tea.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour (for gluten-free desserts)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 9 tbsp butter (lactose-free or vegetable)
- 1 egg
- 2.5 tsp baking powder for gluten-free desserts
- 1 vanilla pods
- 1/4 lemon zest (grated)
- 1 tsp rum
Tools
- 1 Mixer
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Work surface
- 1 Rolling pin
- 1 Cookie cutter
- 1 Baking sheet
Steps
Place the sifted flour, powdered sugar, vanilla, lemon zest, vanilla, rum, diced butter, and egg in the mixer.
Mix all the ingredients well until achieving a smooth and homogeneous mixture.
Wrap with cling film and let it rest in the fridge for 1 hour.For manual preparation, add the flour with powdered sugar and flavorings in a bowl.
Add the butter and rub in, then the egg and rum.
Knead until forming a dough.
Wrap in cling film and let it rest for 1 hour in the fridge.Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 1/8 inch.
Cut it with the appropriate cookie cutters.
Bake in a preheated static oven at 350°F for 10 minutes.
Let the cookies cool. Spread the surface of the undecorated cookies with the jam.
Dust the cookies with powdered sugar decorations and place them on the jam cookies.
WARNING: consult the Italian Celiac Association guidelines and carefully read the ingredients to ensure they do not contain gluten contamination.
Advice
They keep for a week in a closed container.
For the lactose-free version, use lactose-free butter or gluten-free vegetable margarine.
For the lactose-free version, use lactose-free butter or gluten-free vegetable margarine.
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