French Red Fruit Shortbread

French Red Fruit Shortbread

Overview

Red fruit shortcake is a classic French dessert with bright color and crisp texture made of red fruits. It is served with Chantilly cream sauce, fresh strawberries and blueberries. It is a very good choice for afternoon tea snacks,

Tags

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Cut the butter into small pieces and put it into 100g of flour,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 1

  2. Use a spatula to cut and mix,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 2

  3. Rub it into coarse sand with your hands,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 3

  4. Mix one egg yolk, powdered sugar, salt and baking powder evenly,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 4

  5. Add the previous flour and mix to form a ball. (The size of each egg is different, so add the egg liquid slowly until it forms a ball. If it is not enough, add some more.)

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 5

  6. Continue kneading with your hands until it becomes a dough that is not sticky to your hands. Wrap it in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator for 3 hours.

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 6

  7. At this time we can make the cake cream filling, add half of the sugar to the milk, heat it until it boils, then pour it out and set it aside for later use,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 7

  8. Add the other half of the sugar to the eggs and beat until the color becomes lighter,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 8

  9. Add flour and corn flour,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 9

  10. Stir evenly, pour in milk,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 10

  11. Continue to stir evenly, sieve,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 11

  12. Heat over low heat and cook until thickened. Dish up and set aside. After cooling, mix with the whipped cream.

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 12

  13. Take the dough out of the refrigerator and roll it into a 0.2cm thick sheet,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 13

  14. Use whatever tools you have at home to cut out circles and rings of different sizes,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 14

  15. Put it in the oven at 170 degrees for 10-15 minutes,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 15

  16. Top with cake cream filling, strawberries, blueberries, and mint garnish,

    French Red Fruit Shortbread step 16