Balmoral Shortbread
Posted on April 1st, 2008 | Rating:
| Category: Miscellaneous
Recipe Ingredients:
1 Ÿ cups plain flour
8-10 oz butter (nothing else will do)
6 oz sugar
salt
Preparation Method:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Sift flour onto a board.
- Put sugar in a separate pile on the board, and work in butter.
- Gradually knead in flour: you should end up with a firm dough.
- Flour the board and roll to a thickness of 3mm to 5mm.
- Cut into circles and prick with a fork.
- Bake on a greased tray for 30 minutes.
Alternative Recipe: Petticoat Tails
Recipe Ingredients:
1 cup plain flour
3 oz butter
1 oz lard
Πcup icing sugar (powdered sugar)
2 teaspoon caraway seeds
Preparation Method:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Sift flour and sugar into a bowl.
- Add butter and lard, and rub in completely.
- Add caraway seeds; turn out onto a board, and knead till firm.
- Roll out to 5mm thickness into a circle (or cut out a circle).
- Cut into wedges the size you want and bake for 20-30 minutes until the shortbread is pale golden brown.
- Dredge with caster sugar (superfine sugar) while still hot.