Granny’s Shortbread

This is my granny’s shortbread recipe. It was always a favourite of mine as a child and I would often rush to her shortbread tin any time we visited.

Before you start

You will need:

• A large mixing bowl
• A table knife
• A baking tray
• An airtight storage container.

Ingredients

• 200g plain flour
• 100g butter + extra for greasing the baking tray
• 50g castor sugar

Instructions

1. Mix the flour and sugar together
2. Cut the butter in to pieces
3. Using fingertips rub the butter into the flour/sugar mixture until evenly distributed (almost like bread crumbs)
4. Knead the mixture together into a short, but not sticky, dough.
5. Divide the mixture and shape into rounds about 1cm thick
6. Place rounds on greased baking trays
7. Bake at 160°C for about 45 minutes until the shortbread is a pale golden colour.
8. Cool before storing in an air tight container.

Notes

Instead of rounds, the mix can be spread out over a rectangular tray and cut into fingers after baking but before cooling.