Shortbread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 150 g butter
• 100 g caster sugar
• 275 g plain flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180 c / 350 f / gas mark 4.
• 2 cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl.
• 3 work in the flour with a wooden spoon or mixer. it won't look right - just like a pile of crumbs. that's how it should look.
• 4 press into a mould / tin (i used an 8" round shortbread ceramic mould) - and i really mean press. pour out a pile of the crumbs, press them down until they're compact, then spread the rest over and compress them down too, then bake in moderate oven for 35 - 45 minutes, or until the shortbread is golden in colour.
• 5 remove from the oven and allow to cool before turning out of the mould / tin.