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Shortbread

Shortbread Ingredients: butter, without salt sugars, powdered wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched Directions: Preheat oven to 180 C / 350 F / Gas Mark 4. Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl. W...

Shortbread

Ingredients:
butter, without salt
sugars, powdered
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched

Directions:
Preheat oven to 180 C / 350 F / Gas Mark 4.
Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl.
Work in the flour with a wooden spoon or mixer.
It won't look right - just like a pile of crumbs.
That's how it should look.
Press into a mould / tin (I used an 8" round shortbread ceramic mould) - and I really mean press.
Pour out a pile of the crumbs, press them down until they're compact, then spread the rest over and compress them down too, then bake in moderate oven for 35 - 45 minutes, or until the shortbread is golden in colour.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool BEFORE turning out of the mould / tin.