Khanom kleeb lamduan, Thai flower shortbread

Khanom kleeb lamduan, Thai flower shortbread

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These delicate Thai-style shortbread cookies, shaped like three-petaled lamduan flowers, are made from flour, sugar, and oil, and traditionally scented wi…

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This apple pie recipe is a classic and easy-to-make version. It’s perfect for a dessert after a meal.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$4.84 $0.12 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

40 people
  • $0.96
  • $0.35
  • $3.53

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Sift the flour 2 or 3 times. ≈ 2 min
  2. Mix the flour and sugar together, then add the oil gradually while kneading until the dough comes together. ≈ 10 min
  3. Form small balls, about 1.5 cm in diameter. Using the tip of a knife, make three cuts in each ball, creating three petals that you slightly curve. Then, place a small ball of dough in the center. ≈ 10 min
  4. Preheat the oven to 160 °C. Arrange the flowers on a greased baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, without letting them brown.
  5. Allow to cool before storing in an airtight container.

The bill

Khanom kleeb lamduan, Thai flower shortbread

  • 600 g of flour$0.96
  • 450 g of very fine powdered sugar$0.35
  • 360 ml of vegetable oil or melted lard$3.53

Total$4.84

that's $0.12 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 600 g of flour
  • 450 g of very fine powdered sugar
  • 360 ml of vegetable oil or melted lard

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