Strawberry & Luxe Grey Shortbread

These Strawberry & Luxe Grey shortbreads are a delicious and unique treat to enjoy with your afternoon cup of tea... 

Ingredients

For the shortbread

310g plain flour

285g butter (or vegan alternative)

90g sugar

10g Luxe Grey tea

1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or paste)

Pinch table salt

For the strawberry filling

300 g fresh or frozen strawberries

150 g sugar

Instructions

Make the Strawberry Filling

1. First make the strawberry filling by combining the sugar and strawberries in a small saucepan.
2. Bring the strawberries to a roiling boil, then simmer on a medium heat for 5-7 minutes. They will start to break down then the juice should evaporate leaving you with a loose strawberry jam. Remove from the heat and let it cool.

Make the Shortbread

1. Line a 23x23cm (roughly) baking tin with parchment paper
2. Grind the tea in a spice grinder or pestle & mortar.
3. Put the flour, sugar, tea, and salt into a bowl and mix together. Put the mix into a food processor and add in the butter and vanilla. Pulse the food processor a few times, until the mixture looks like chunky breadcrumbs.
4. Press roughly ¾ of the mixture into your lined baking tin. Chill the mixture (and leftover mixture) in the fridge for 20 mins.
5. Preheat your oven to 180˚C
6. Spread the strawberry filling over the shortbread in a fairly even layer.
7. Crumble the remaining shortbread dough over the top. No need to be too neat!
8. Bake at 180˚C for about 20 mins, or until golden brown on top.
9. Leave to cool completely before chopping into squares and sprinkling with icing sugar. Enjoy!