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" A traditional thick shortbread perfect for New Year celebrations. "

Shortbread

Added on Fri Dec 28 2007

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The Basics

• Dish: Baking
• cuisine: Scottish
• Serves: 16
• Prep Time: 0hrs 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 0hrs 50 mins

Ingredients

• 8oz /225gms flour
• 8oz / 225gms unsalted butter
• 4 oz / 125gms icing sugar
• 4oz / 125gms cornflour
•  castor sugar for sprinkling

Method

Set oven temperature to 300Degrees F, (150 C) gas Mark 2.
Sift icing sugar.
Blend butter and icing sugar together, with as little working as possible - or whiz in food processor.
Cooler temperatures apparently make the best shortbread.
Sieve flours together and gradually work in butter mixture.
Flavouring such as a teaspoon of rosewatr may be added at this point.
Press gently into 2 shortbread moulds, or 2 7inch (18cm) cake tins.
Prick all over with a fork - this stops it rising.
Dust with caster sugar and bake on lowest shelf for 45 - 60 minutes, or until shortbread is very pale brown.
After removing from oven, mark into slices - 16 in all - while still in the tin, and leave until cold before lifting out.
Dust with more caster sugar.