Classic Shortbread

Name: Classic Shortbread
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 250 g butter; 130 g white sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 300 g wheat flour; 50 g cornstarch; 1 tbsp white sugar

Prep50 minCook35 minTotal85 minDifficultyVery easy

Ingredients

16 servings

Contains: Gluten, Milk

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Nutrition

Per serving

Calories: 226.3; total 3620.8
Protein: 2.1 g; total 33.3 g
Carbs: 25.8 g; total 413 g
Fat: 12.9 g; total 205.8 g

Estimated · based on 7 of 7 ingredients

Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central

Buttery, crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth Scottish shortbread made from just butter, sugar, and flour. The most comforting biscuit in the tin.

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Method

1
- butter 250 g
- white sugar 130 g
- vanilla extract 1 tsp
- salt 1 pinch
Cream the butter and sugar — Beat the softened butter with the sugar, vanilla, and salt until pale and creamy.
2
- wheat flour 300 g
- cornstarch 50 g
Form the dough — Sift in the flour and cornstarch and work them in just until a soft dough comes together. Do not overwork it.
3
Press and chill the dough — Press the dough evenly into a lined tin, prick all over with a fork, and chill for 20 minutes. Heat the oven to 160C.
4
- white sugar 130 g
Bake and cut into fingers — Bake for about 35 minutes until pale gold. Dust with sugar, cut into fingers while still warm, and cool in the tin until firm.

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