Shortbread

Ingredients

• 180g plain flour
• 120g unsalted butter
• 2g salt
• 60g caster sugar

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Serves: 12 – 24 pieces

Method

1. Heat the oven to 170°c.
2. Weigh out all of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
   
3. Using the ends of your fingers, rub the butter into the other ingredients until it becomes like breadcrumbs. Alternatively, put all the ingredients into a food processor and blend them until they resemble breadcrumbs.
   
4. Then press the crumbed mixture together to form a ball of dough.
   
5. Roll out the dough into a square or rectangle, roughly 1½cm thick. Then put it onto a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper.
   
6. Put the baking tray into the oven and bake it for 25 minutes.
7. Remove the tray from the oven and immediately cut the shortbread into pieces before it has time to cool and harden. Then sprinkle it with a generous amount of caster sugar and allow it to cool.
   
8. Serve.
   

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Useful Information

Can it be frozen? No.
Can it be prepared in advance? Yes, it can be finished up to 5 days in advance.
Will leftovers be nice? Yes, for up to 5 days.

Notes