White Pepper Shortbread

Preparation info
  • Makes

    12 slices

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Pepper

By Christine McFadden

Published 2008

  • About

Those with a savoury tooth will appreciate the subtle bite of white pepper – more of a slow after-burn than out-and-out heat – which balances the somewhat cloying sweetness of shortbread. You’ll smell the intriguing aroma of white pepper as you pound. It’s quite different from black pepper.

Ingredients

  • white peppercorns preferably Sarawak or Wynad, 2 tsp
  • sugar 50

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Using a roomy mortar and pestle, grind the peppercorns with a tablespoon of the sugar until you have a coarse powder. Mix this with the rest of the su