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FOOLPROOF SHORTBREAD Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Pre-heat oven to 180c / gas 4
  • Grease a baking sheet
  • Put butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until pale and fluffy
  • Mix in the flour, salt and ground rice or rice flour, and stir until the mixture has begun to bind together
  • Knead the mixture lightly to form a smooth, pliable dough (do not over work the dough)
  • Transfer the dough to a prepared baking sheet and shape it quickly and lightly into a round 1cm (1/2 inch thick, (again do not over work the dough)
  • Prick all over the surface of the dough with a fork, mark into 6 t0 8 wedges and flute or crimp the edges decoratively
  • Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the shortbread has cooked to a pale golden colour
  • Allow the shortbread to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool a little.
  • While still warm, put the shortbread on a hard surface and cut or break into the marked wedges, then leave it on the wire rack to cool down completely
  • Dredge with caster sugar before serving

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  • zena824 16 years ago
    I love anything that says shortbread.... only thing is I cant read those amounts...LOL
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