shortbread recipe

16011996

2oz caster sugar
4oz proper butter
6oz plain flour

mix flour and sugar in bowl, chop the butter up, and rub into the flour/sugar. keep going, it'll go like breadcrumbs, then start to stick together. when it almost sticks all together, put on a baking tray, roll it or squish it so its about 1/4-1/2 inch thick, sprinkle with sugar, bake in medium oven till goes golden and biscuit like to touch (about 20-25 mins). is fabulous.

cathy_3

8oz. plain flower
4oz. cornflower
4oz. icing sugar
8oz. butter

Sift flower, cornflower, icing sugar, cut butter into lums and rub into mixture till it gets crumbly them kneed and press into a buttered 8-9" round or square tray.  Nip edges and !!!!!! all over with fork.  Over 355 or Gas no.4 and bake for an 1 hr.  Five minutes before cooking time is up mark sections or squares then return for remainder of time.  After baking allow to cool in tin before turning out onto a wire tray.  After you take it out of the over you can dust with castor sugar if you want.  Also if you have fan assisted oven it make take less time I always used to check after 40 minutes to set what was what. 


this is the Highland way of making shortbread  curtesy of my mate  Winnie Mcleod.  ;D

and its wonderful

the other one looks easier though    ;D ;D ;D

VickyA_2

They both sound delicious. I might have to have a session on shortbread later in the week................. (what a shame!)

MimiJane

Thinking of possible "healthy" versions of this ... anyone tried making it with Splenda instead of sugar? Also, wholemeal flour instead of plain? Definitely no substitute for butter though

16011996

the splenda(i assume is a powdered sweetner) doesn't give it the same consistancy. but it nice with wholemeal flour, we have done this before, although think i did half and half white and wholemeal so it wouldn't rise when baking.

16011996

oh and is yummy with a couple of oz of raisin thrown in too. or dippedin melted chocolate for an unhealthy version.

Chris25

...............my friend substitutes some of the flour with rice flour - it's probably like Cathy's one with cornflour.

16011996

got some rice flour, never know what to do with it. :-/

jaybee

Yes - I use rice flour mixed with ordinary. Nakes it nice and crunchy. Must make some more - haven't done any for ages cos I'm trying to be healthy (but failing) ::)

16011996

oooh, will give that a go.

Pink.

Thankyou both for the recipes, going to give both a try.

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