Foolproof shortbread recipie??

[batey]

Anyone got one? Tried one today with dd2, but not so good,bit chewy and tasteless. Any takers......?

I've got one, but have never used it...

* Short bread fantails *

You will need-

125g of softened butter
40g granulated sugar
25g icing sugar
225g plain flour
pinch of salt
2 teaspoons of orange flower water
Caster sugar for sprinkling

Method.

1. Grease 20cm / 8in shallow round cake tin.

2. Cream together the butter, gran sugar and icing sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Sieve the flour and salt into the creamed mix. Add the flower water, combine well and bring together to form a soft dough.

4. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to a 20cm/ 8in round and put into the tin. Prick the dough well and score into 8 traingles.

5. Bake in preheated oven, 160c / 300f / Gas Mark 2 for 30 - 35 mins until biscuit is pale golden and crisp.

6. Sprinkle with caster sugar and cut along the scored lines to make 'fantails'.

7. Leave to cool before removing from baking tin and store in an airtight container.

You can sprinkle 2 tablesspoons of chopped mixed nuts to the top before baking, for an extra crunch.

Batey, have bumped this for you. Not sure if you've seen my response

Thanks for that, we'll give it a try

I'll dig mine out, it's not failed me yet...

275g / 6oz / 2/4 cup plain flour
50g / 2oz / 1/2 cup cornflour
50g / 2oz / 1/4 cup caster sugar
115g / 4oz / 1/2 cup unsalted butter, chopped

1. Preheat oven to 160c/325f/Gas 3. Use nonstick baking sheets or grease/line an ordinary baking sheet.

2. Sift flour, crnflour& sugar into a mixing bown and rub the butter in until it binds together into a dough. Alternatively, bung everything into a food processor. If it doesn't make a dough, I add a little melted butter to help it along. Some vanilla essence is nice too actually.

3. You can then roll out the dough and cut shapes out of it.

4. Bake until pale golden in colour. For individual biscuits I check after 10 minutes and then keep an eye on them.

5. Sprinkle with caster sugar and cool on a rack.

Cheers again, this one sounds nice and simple! even dd2 and I can't mess this one up!

I'll throw my recipe into the ring.

375gms plain flour
125 gms white rice flour or semolina (I use semolina)
375gms slightly salted butter
125 gms caster sugar

Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Work the sifted the flour and rice flour/semolina into the creamed butter and sugar until it forms a firm paste.

Knead it lightly on a well-floured board then roll it out until quite thin and cut biscuit shapes etc. Lift the biscuits onto a well-buttered baking sheet.

Bake at gas 5 until golden. Depending on how thin you make them, I usually have them in the oven for about 10mins but keep a careful eye on them. One minute they're OK then the next they can be burnt. Remove from oven and sprinkle with caster sugar while still warm.

Put on to wire tray to cool and firm.

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