Scottish Shortbread
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- 150 g Caster Sugar (Superfine Sugar)
- 300 g Butter or Block Margarine (at room temperature)
- 400 g Plain Flour (All-purpose Flour)
- 50 g Cornflour (Corn Startch)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat your oven to 180°c (160°c for a fan assisted oven) or Gas Mark 3 and grease a couple of baking trays with a little butter.
- Cream together the butter & sugar in a large bowl until it becomes light & fluffy.
- Sift in your flour & cornflour and mix to form a stiff dough. Tip the dough onto a floured worktop and gently knead until smooth.
- Roll your dough to around 1cm thick and cut into your desired shapes. Transfer each shortbread to your pre-greased baking trays and prick each one with a fork on top.
- Bake in your pre-heated oven for around 15-20 minutes until the edges of the shortbread are golden.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle a little sugar over each shortbread. Leave to cool on their tray for around 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
All my recipes are developed using a digital scale and the metric system (grams and millilitres). Cup measurements are available as a conversion but these, unfortunately, won't always be as accurate. For best results, I always recommend baking with a digital scale.
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