Golden Rules

Prepare the almond shortcrust pastry. In a mixing bowl, soften the butter and mix with the salt, confectioners’ sugar, ground almonds, egg, and 1 cup (3 ¼ oz./90 g) cake flour. As soon as the ingredients are mixed through, add the remaining flour and mix until just combined. Roll the dough out to a thickness of ⅛ in. (3 mm) between two sheets of acetate a