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on this very April-like Sunday

- sun, rain and hail - 

i started reading A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD

and after just a few pages i decided i like it very much

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and i really liked the ZEIT MAGAZIN from last week

those recipies sound and look amazing

also not suitable for the histamin intolerant

but maybe i pop one of these wonder-pills

and try them anyway

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shortbread is something i can and do eat

lots and lots

and it´s so easy to make

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here´s how i do it:

125g butter, soft

1/4 cup + 1 table spoon icing sugar

1 cup flour

1/4 cup starch flour

salt - i like a lot

cream the butter with the icing sugar

quickly add flour and starch flour

knead lightly

form two balls, flatten them with a rolling pin

cut into 6 wedges

transfer to a baking tray - chill for an hour

bake 20 to 25 min at 160°C

some things i love to add to the dough:

salted butter from the Ile de Re - it´s divine

dried cranberries and caramelized salted and peppered chopped up almonds

crushed fennel seeds

aniseed

caraway

white tea (1 - 2 bags)

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(these additions work for me but probably not for everybody with histamin related problems)

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the butter biscuits over at THIS IS NAIVE look very tempting