Scottish Shortbread

Name: Scottish Shortbread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 225 g/8 oz (1¾ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted; 110 g/3¾ oz (heaped ½ cup) caster sugar, plus extra for dusting; a small pinch of sea salt; 220 g/7¾ oz (scant 1 cup) dairy-free butter, plus extra for greasing; 100 g/3½ oz (1 cup) cornflour (cornstarch); 100 g/3½ oz (1 cup) cornflour (cornstarch)

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

Great British Vegan

By Aimee Ryan

Published 2021

About

You can use this recipe to make traditional petticoat tails, slices or use cookie cutters to make shaped biscuits. This shortbread is buttery, crumbly and melts in your mouth, just like the traditional kind.

Ingredients

220 g/7¾ oz (scant 1 cup) dairy-free butter, plus extra for greasing
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Europe
United Kingdom
Vegan
Scotland
Bread
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 150°C fan/170°C/325°F/gas 3 and grease a 23cm/9in round tart tin lightly with butter.
Cream the butter, salt and sugar together with a wooden spoon or stand mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in the flours and mix unt