Shortbread

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:16:18 GMT

Step 1

Wash hands, apron on. Unpack your ingredients onto a white tray

Step 2

Oven on Gas 4, 160˚C

Step 3

Mix your flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl

Step 4

Cut your butter or margarine into small lumps with a rounded bladed knife, then add to the mixture

Step 5

Rub the fat into the flour using your fingertips, until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs

Step 6

Knead the mixture with your hands, until the mixture forms a dough

Step 7

Place the lump of dough into your cake tin. Using your knuckles, press the dough into the tin, evenly to the tin edge

Step 8

Smooth to a flat surface with the back of a tablespoon

Step 9

Decorate the edge with a fork. Divide into 8 equal pieces. Prick neatly with a fork

Step 10

Bake in the centre of the oven, 25-30 minutes until pale brown. Carefully cut through the slice markings again, while still hot.

Step 11

Allow to cool before removing from the tin

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