Thyme And Lemon Savoury Shortbread

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 210 g flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
• 120 g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt

Recipe

• 1 stir together the flour, salt, lemon zest and thyme.
• 2 rub in the butter with your fingertips to form a breadcrumb-like consistency.
• 3 using a wooden spoon, beat in the egg and yolks (reserve a small amount of beaten egg for brushing).
• 4 knead a couple of times then wrap and place in the fridge for half an hour.
• 5 unwrap and roll out until half an inch thick. cut into whatever shape you wish - the traditional is strips.
• 6 use a fork to brick the tops of the biscuits, then brush with the remaining egg and sprinkle generously with the sea salt.
• 7 place in a pre-heated oven at 350f until golden (about 20 minutes). turn out onto a rack to cool. serve at room temperature.