Shortbread

Name: Shortbread
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 8
Ingredients: 120 g (4 oz) plain flour; 60 g (2 oz) caster sugar; 120 g (4 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 60 g (2 oz) rice flour or fine semolina, sifted twice; 1½ tablespoons caster sugar, for dusting

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

Shortbread can be made with plain flour alone, however the texture is greatly enhanced by using a combination of flours. Adding rice flour produces a light result, while semolina will give a crunchy texture.

Ingredients

120 g (4 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature
60 g (2

Method

Preheat the oven to moderate 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Beat the butter in a wide bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in the sugar. Add the plain flour and rice flour or semolina and stir with a knife until well blended.
Press the mixture into an