Scottish cookie Shortbread

Shortbread is a type of biscuit traditionally made from one part white sugar,two part butter and three part oatmeal.Shortbread is so named because of its crumbly texture.The cause of texture is its high fat content provided by the butter.source taken form here.

I prepared Shortbread for the first time with rice flour and plain flour.

While seraching for info on shortbread i came across this blog Cake batter and crumbs where Tracy shares recipe of Vanilla Bean Shortbread with Berries and cream,..do hop in at her space,its droolworthy:-)

Coming back to my recipe

source of recipe my baking book.

ingredient needed

150gm unsalted butter at room temperature

115gm caster sugar

150gm plain flour

65gm rice flour

1.5ml baking powder

1.5ml salt

procedure

step 1

preheat the oven to 16o degree C.

lightly grease a shallow round cake tin and keep aside

step 2

cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy,

sift over the flour,salt and baking powder.

step 3

press the mixture into the prepared tin,

smoothing the surface with the back of the spoon

prick all over with a fork 

and score into eight equal wedges.

step 4

bake until golden for 40 minutes

leave in the tin till cool enough to handle

unmould and recut the wedges while still hot

store in air tight container.

I enjoyed the cookies warm with butter and cheery preserve.

thats all frens,..ceeu guys soon,..;-)