Lime Shortbread w/ White Chocolate and Almonds
My mother is Scottish and she's been making shortbread for quite some time. But when it came my turn to make a mark, I took the old flour and butter recipe one step further (or maybe it was 3 steps). I was searching through Epicurious.com's archive of recipes from Bon Appetite magazine and found Lime Shortbread Cookies with White Chocolate and Almonds. Easy as pie (OK, shortbread) and loaded with unusual ingredients that complement eachother suprisingly well, this dessert had everyone coming back for seconds. A basic shortbread recipe is spiked with fresh lime zest and cooked as usual. Once removed from the oven, the sheet of cookies is drizzled with molten white (premium) chocolate, topped with lightly toasted slivered almonds, and finally sprinkled with more fresh lime zest. The final product has several levels of flavors in your mouth. A bite starts off doughy and tangy until you taste the sweetness of the white chocolate. The lime flavor is prevalent throughout the entire experience, but I especially like the toasted nutty flavor that the almonds leave in your mouth. Shortbread is a rather dry treat, so I'd serve this dessert with white chocolate mochas or something like that. Think of all the pairings Starbucks offers between their pastries and their espresso drinks, then match your own pairings at home.
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