Double Ginger Mango Shortbread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried mango, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated gingerroot
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325ºf.
• 2 combine mango and grated gingerroot in a small bowl; stir in hot water and set aside. (kitchen shears cut the dried mango easier than a knife).
• 3 combine flour, sugars, ground ginger and salt.
• 4 cut in butter (if using a food processor - pulse 5-6 times until mixture resembles coarse meal. don't over process!).
• 5 combine beaten egg with mango mixture from step 2 and stir into flour/butter mixture. (again, if using a food processor, only pulse 5-6 times to mix).
• 6 press evenly into a 10-inch by 15-inch rimmed baking pan.
• 7 sprinkle with almonds.
• 8 bake for 20-25 minutes or until lighlt browned.
• 9 cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces while still warm.