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Ingredients
| 200 g g | butter
butter (softened) | ||
| 250 g g | flour flour | ||
| 100 g g | sugar
sugar (plus extra for dusting) | ||
| 1 pinches pinch | salt salt |
Shortbread
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1:30 h
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Method
Good shortbread should be buttery and crumbly with a slight hint of saltiness to cut through the sweet flavour. Try using a cutter to make different shapes, perfect for giving as edible gifts.
- Knead the butter, sugar, salt and flour together to form a smooth dough. Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6.
- Dust a clean surface with a little flour and roll out the dough to form a thick rectangle roughly 15cm x 28cm.
- Lie the dough on baking paper and prick evenly with a fork, then place on a baking tray and bake for 25 minutes - if the shortbread begins to colour too quickly cover the baking tray in foil for the final 10 minutes.
- Once cooked, remove from the oven and cut into strips while still hot. Leave to cool completely before dusting lightly with sugar.
