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Lemon Shortbread Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat the oven to 325
  • In a large bowl, beat together the butter and caster sugar until it is light in color and consistency.
  • This can be done with a wooden spoon or an electric mixer.
  • Beat in the flour, salt, semolina and lemon zest, then finish with your hands to form a soft pliable dough.
  • Wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
  • Dust your worktop with a little flour and roll out the shortbread dough to about 1 cm thick.
  • Using a small biscuit cutter (about 4 cm in diameter), cut out as many biscuits as you can, re-rolling and re-cutting any trimmings as you go.
  • Place on a couple of greased baking trays and bake in the oven for about 35-40 minutes until they turn lightly golden.
  • As soon as they come out of the oven, sprinkle with a little caster sugar.
  • Once they are cool, enjoy straight away or store in an airtight container.
  • Makes about 40.

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  • midgelet 15 years ago
    Thanks for your acomments and a great question!

    yes, I know all about baking, doing that for 40+ years and a few tsp of lemon juice will not alter anything; since I have done similar with other lemon or citrus scone recipes.
    It's an individual thing, whether one wants the zing form the zest or a more pronounced flavor.:)
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  • borinda 15 years ago
    REALLY nice. Question - are you suggesting adding the lemon juice to moisten the batter with a flavored source or did you want to intensify the flavor? If it's the latter would a little more zest assure the right flavor and not require adjusting the rest for the extra bit of liquid? Baking is so like a chemical reaction and anything lemon is so worth the thought for great results. ;-)
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    " It was excellent "
    lacrenshaw ate it and said...
    I'm with you on the addition of lemon juice, midge. This recipe is a great one.. I can already taste the shortbread melting in my mouth! My thanks and mt five.
    Lorraine
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