butter shortbread

Ingredients:
340g plain flour
113g caster sugar
226g unsalted butter


Method:
1. mix the flour and sugar together in a large bowl and then rub into the batter as if you were making shortcrust pastry. use the tips of your fingers and ensure that all the butter has been rubbed in.

2. start to knead the paste, pushing it together to form a smooth dough- the heat of your hands will help it form

3. for the short bread fingers; roll our the shortbread in a rectangle, place into a baking try and mark into finger and prick over with a fork,




















bake shortbread in oven to 160 for about 20 - 30 mins or until they are pale and golden but not brown. sprinkle extra caster sugar over the top as soon as they come out of the oven if you wish

4. allow to cool a but  and cut into fingers allow to cool down completely then.