Sakura Almond Shortbread

Sakura Almond Shortbread
(recipe adapted & modify slightly from mykitchensnippets)

Ingredients:
150g Blue Jacket Cake Flour
*5g Sakura leaves powder （optional)
60g ground almonds
110g unsalted butter
70g fine sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg yolk

Method:
1. Whisk butter & sugar till light & creamy. Add in egg yolk & vanilla. Whisk till combined. 
2. Sift in flour, sakura leaves powder & ground almonds. Mix till well combined & a dough is formed. Chill dough in fridge for 10mins.
3. Roll out dough & use cookie cutter of desired shape to cut out cookies. Placed a sakura flower on top of each cookies.
4. Baked in a preheated oven @ 160C for 20mins. Remove from oven & sprinkle fine sugar over the cookies. Let them cool before storing in an airtight container.

这是我所用的樱花叶粉。它的颜色是浅绿色（比抹茶粉还要浅色）。

因为这樱花叶粉带咸，所以我只用了5克。

饼干有明显的叶香和甘咸味。我个人觉得是蛮好吃的，再配上一壶茶就更锦上添花。