Name: Stilton & poppy seed sablés
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes about 30 biscuits
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 100g plain flour; 85g cold butter diced; small pinch of mustard powder; small pinch of cayenne pepper; 1 tbsp polenta (this is optional but does add extra crunchiness); 1 tbsp poppy seeds; 100g stilton crumbled (it's easier to use if taken straight from the fridge); extra stilton to top the biscuits

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Stilton & poppy seed sablés

Stilton & poppy seed sablés

Barney Desmazery

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Makes about 30 biscuits

Easy

Prep: 30 mins - 40 mins

Plus chilling time

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Sablé is French for sandy, which explains the crumbly texture of these pastries - given extra crunch by the addition of polenta

Freezable

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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100g plain flour
85g cold butter

diced
small pinch of mustard

powder
small pinch of cayenne pepper
1 tbsp polenta

(this is optional but does add extra crunchiness)
1 tbsp poppy seeds
100g stilton

crumbled (it's easier to use if taken straight from the fridge)
extra stilton

to top the biscuits

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Nutrition: per biscuit

kcal61
fat5g
saturates3g
carbs3g
sugars0g
fibre0g
protein2g
salt0.2g

low

Method

step 1

In a large bowl, rub together the flour, butter, mustard powder, cayenne, polenta (if using), poppy seeds, stilton and a pinch of salt, using your fingers and hands, until the mixture forms a pastry dough. Knead the dough briefly until it really sticks together and is very lightly speckled with tiny bits of cheese. You can be quite heavy-handed.
step 2

On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a sausage shape with your hands, about 25cm long and 4cm in diameter, then wrap in cling film and chill for at least 1 hour. (The pastry can now be chilled for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 1 month. The pastry can be sliced and cooked from frozen but you need to cut it slightly thicker.)
step 3

To bake the biscuits, preheat the oven to 190C/gas 5/ fan 170C. Slice the dough into rounds just under 1cm thick. Lay the rounds a couple of centimetres apart on a baking sheet (or two, if you are cooking all the biscuits at the same time). Put a very small piece of stilton in the middle of each biscuit, then bake for 10-15 minutes, until the edges are starting to go golden and the cheese is bubbling. Leave to cool slightly before serving. The biscuits will keep for 2-3 days in an airtight tin.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2002

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