Bought this shell-shape mould recently. It is supposed to be used for making jellies or ice-cubes, but when I first saw it in the shop, I had a totally different idea in mind.
Somehow I was thinking of Kuih Bangkit when I saw it. I would have bought a few more moulds if not for the fact it was the last one on the shelf! Oh well, one is better than nothing.
So last weekend I decided to try it for making the traditional shortbread. It was quite a fiddly process at first as the dough kept sticking inside the holes of the mould and difficult to knock out. Finally an idea hit me. Shortbread dough is usually dusted with sugar before baking, so I decided to dust one side of the dough with caster sugar before fitting it into the holes of the mould. Luckily this seemed to work and the sugar coating turned out looking like sand on the shells after baking.
Before baking.
After baking.
they are beautiful. i won’t know how to get them out of the molds if i were to try this! thanks for sharing yr tips!
By Ida on October 19, 2009 at 1:24 pm
these look so lovely, can’t bear to eat them!!
By Sarah28 on October 19, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Wow! They look so good, the shapes remind me of those delicious Guylian Chocolates. Your brilliant ideas are especially enlightening to one-track minded people like me.
By leonine on October 19, 2009 at 8:37 pm
They’re so cute… what a creative idea, SD.
By Tuty on October 21, 2009 at 9:01 am
Wow, you’re very inventive! I make shortbread all the time but never would’ve thought to use icecube moulds.
They turned out very well, really look like the chocolates!
By bakingramblings on October 22, 2009 at 11:56 am
wow you’re so creative! Is it possible to share your shortbread recipe with me. Thank you.
By Alice on October 22, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Thanks, everyone 🙂
Alice,
Basic shortbread recipe is very simple and easy to remember, just 3 parts flour, 2 parts butter and 1 part sugar (by weight), cream butter and sugar, then mix in flour. Bake 150 to 160C for about 30 minutes. I’ll put up a proper recipe for this batch if you want.
By SeaDragon on October 24, 2009 at 8:17 am
Thank you will give it a try after buying my trays.
By Alice on October 26, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Cool idea SD! Good for a picnic theme too. Now must open my eyes for such mould in Singapore. hehee
By Edith on October 26, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Yeah, picnic theme, didn’t think of that.
By SeaDragon on October 31, 2009 at 7:18 am
Can i know where you buy the shell shape mould?
By Max on November 16, 2009 at 1:02 am
As I said in the post, it was the last one in the shop. I got it from one of the Vietnamese variety shops in Footscray.
By SeaDragon on December 5, 2009 at 10:11 am
Beautiful lah. Might try doing this myself too. Have to find whether they have the same mould here in Perth.
By flower on December 14, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Good luck with finding the mould. Try the Asian variety shops, especially the Vietnamese ones. I have gone back to the shop where I found the mould, but they have not re-stocked any more of these moulds, what a shame.
By SeaDragon on December 26, 2009 at 8:31 am
Wow! Really pretty mould and such a beautiful end product!
As said before, they look like the Guylian Seashell Chocs you get! Delicious!
I like the idea of using different moulds to make shortbread – will have to experiment now!
By PlumLeaf on December 26, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Thanks 🙂 Good luck with your experimentation.
By SeaDragon on December 30, 2009 at 3:55 pm
hi,,sis,,loves these lovely shell,,would appreciates if u could put up the recipes,,,or email me if u OK,,lots of thanks,,,paige
By paige on December 30, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Er, hello, I’m a bro, not a sis… For the recipe see reply #7 above.
By SeaDragon on January 1, 2010 at 8:02 am
looks cute! can i have the recipe too? thanks 🙂
By ying on July 13, 2010 at 3:19 pm
The shortbread recipe I used is just the basic one, see the answer to another comment above.
By SeaDragon on July 13, 2010 at 6:13 pm
Looks nice and attractive,you are really creative
By nancieloo on June 15, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Thanks.
By SeaDragon on June 19, 2012 at 8:17 pm