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Shortbread

Shortbread Ingredients: wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched butter, salted sugars, powdered Directions: Heat the oven to 150c/fan 130c/gas 2. Put the flour in a bowl & rub in the butter to make fine crumbs.Sti...

Shortbread

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
butter, salted
sugars, powdered

Directions:
Heat the oven to 150c/fan 130c/gas 2.
Put the flour in a bowl & rub in the butter to make fine crumbs.Stir in sugar.
Work the mixture until it forms a ball.
Turn out on worksurface and knead briefly until smooth.
Work into a round & roll & pat out on a very lightly floured surface to a 18 cm round.carefully lift or slide the dough on to a baking sheet( no need to grease) & flute the edges with your fingers.Mark the circle into eight triangles with a knife, cutting all teh way through.
Prick over with a fork.
Bake for 30-35 minutes - it should be very pale.
While still warm, cut through the markings,then sprinkle with sugar.