Saffron Shortbread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 teaspoon saffron thread
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into bits
• 1 teaspoon orange flower water

Recipe

• 1 set a rack over a sauce pan of boiling was. put the saffron in a saucer on the rack and let the saffron steam for 3 to 4 minutes or until it is brittle. remove from steam and crumble the saffron.
• 2 in a large bowl stir together the flour, the crumbled saffron, baking powder, salt and sugar. blend the mixture until it resembles a coarse meal. sprinkle the dough with the orange flower water and blend it well.
• 3 pat the dough into an 8 inch square bakng pan and bake in the lower third of a pre-heated 350f oven for 1 hour, or until it is golden. cut the shortbread into squares while it is still warm, transfer the squares to a rack, and let them cool.