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Sablé with salted Sakura cherry blossom flower 桜サブレ

Japanese infused cookie recipe with Iconic Japanese cherry blossom flower petal on top of the sable

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 16 cookies
Calories: 84 kcal
Course: Dessert , Snacks
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 90 g unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 45 g sugar
  • 1 egg yolk large egg's about 12g
  • 130 g plain flour
  • 15 g salted cherry blossom flower
  • granule sugar to coat

Instructions

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  1. Gently remove the cherry blossom flower from the packet and soak in a bowl of water for 30 minutes.
  2. Drain the water, wipe and remove excess water with kitchen paper.
  3. Pick 16 flowers and cut some of the stems off if they are too long and do not discard them.
  4. Chop the left over flowers and the stems finely. set aside.
  5. Leave the butter at room temperature.
  6. Sift the flour and set aside.
  7. Place the softened unsalted butter and sugar into a stand mixer to mix until creamy.
  8. Add the egg yolk to the mixer and combine well.
  9. Add the finely chopped cherry blossom flower.
  10. Change the mixer attachment to the flat coated beater (or use a spatula) and add the sifted flour to combine.
  11. Turn the dough out onto a sheet of cling wrap and roll to shape about 4cm in diameter cylinder on a kitchen bench.
  12. Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 60 minutes.
  13. Start to preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F).
  14. Remove the cling wrap and roll the cookie dough on granule sugar in a flat container to coat the dough with granule sugar.
  15. Cut the cookie dough about 7mm (0.3inch)thick and place them on a lined baking tray with baking sheet.
  16. Place the cherry blossom flower on each cookie and press it gently.
  17. Bake the cookies for 15 minutes.
  18. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Notes

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  • if you do not have a stand mixer, you can use hand mixer too. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 84kcal (4%) Carbohydrates 9g (3%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 24mg (8%) Sodium 1mg (0%) Potassium 8mg (0%) Fiber 0g (0%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 155IU (3%) Calcium 4mg (0%) Iron 0.4mg (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 84

% Daily Value*

Calories 84kcal 4%
Carbohydrates 9g 3%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 24mg 8%
Sodium 1mg 0%
Potassium 8mg 0%
Fiber 0g 0%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 155IU 3%
Calcium 4mg 0%
Iron 0.4mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.