Shortishbread

Let me just say... yum!

More to come soon. I'm out for drinks :)

Edit: This recipe was super easy. As my roommate astutely pointed out - this is essentially a pie crust. 

I baked steel cut oats in the oven until they were browned. I then blended the oats in the food processor with a 1:1 ratio of whole wheat and white flour, agave and vegetable margarine. I spread resulting dough in a rimmed cookie sheet and topped it with whole oats. This I baked for circa 20 minutes until it was nice a brown.

The shortbread was crumby, soft and so sweet and wonderful. Not so bad for a quasi-healthy dessert.

Recipe (courtesy of Martha "I'm too hot to eat fattening things" Stewart):

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons old-fashioned rolled oats (not quick-cooking)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 1/3 cup confectioners sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325. Spread oats on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast until fragrant and lightly browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Let cool completely.
   
2. In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, salt, and 1/2 cup cooled oats; process until finely ground, 1 minute. Add butter. Pulse until mixture is the consistency of coarse meal. Transfer to an 8-inch square baking pan; press firmly into bottom. Sprinkle remaining oats on top, and press gently.
   
3. Bake until firm and lightly browned, 30 to 35 minutes. Using a paring knife, immediately score shortbread into 16 squares; then score each square diagonally into 2 triangles. On a wire rack, cool completely in pan; gently invert, and break along scored lines.
   

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