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== Description ==
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Submitted by [[User:CygnusTM|CygnusTM]]
[[Image:Shortbread.jpg|thumb|300px|Shortbread]]
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An unusual '''shortbread''' recipe in that this one also uses [[brown sugar]] and some [[cornmeal]] - it works!!! Delicious with [[ice cream]], or on they're own.
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An authentic shortbread recipe handed down through my family.  You'll never eat that crap in the plaid box again after you try this. (I'll add pictures the next time I make this.)
  
 
== Ingredients ==
 
== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup [[butter]], softened
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*1 pound (4 sticks) of salted butter softened (NOT margarine)
* ½ cup [[granulated sugar]]
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*1 cup sugar
* ¼ cup firmly packed [[brown sugar]]
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*5 cups all-purpose flour
* ½ teaspoon [[salt]]
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*1 tablespoon sugar (for top, may be colored)
* ¼ teaspoon [[vanilla]]
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* 2 tablespoons white [[cornmeal]]
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For more authenticity, substitute ½ to 1 cup of rice flour for the same amount of AP flour.
* 1¾ cups [[all-purpose flour]]
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== Preparation ==
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*Mix the sugar and butter together thoroughly.
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*Add flour one cup at a time until it is mixed in thoroughly.  I mix in the first three or four cups in a bowl with a wooden spoon, then knead in the rest.
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*Press into a 13x9 baking sheet.
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*Dock the top with a fork with the marks about an inch apart.
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== Bake ==
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*Put in a '''cold''' oven.
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*Set oven to 275°.
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*Bake for 75 minutes.
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Finished shortbread should only be slightly darker than uncooked.
  
== Directions ==
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== Serve ==
# Place rack in center of oven.
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*Sprinkle sugar on top.
# Preheat oven to 330°F.
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*Cut into fingers.
# [[cream]] [[butter]] with sugars until light and fluffy.
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*Enjoy!
# Add [[salt]], [[vanilla]] and [[cornmeal]] and beat until combined well.
 
# Add [[flour]], ¼ cup at a time, beating until just combined.
 
# Divide dough into 4 balls and on each of 2 baking sheets, press 2 of the balls into 5 inch rounds.
 
# With fork tines, score each round into 6 wedges and prick edges decoratively.
 
# Bake for 20 – 30 minutes, or until shortbread is just firm.
 
# Cut halfway through each round along prick marks and transfer to racks to cool.
 
  
[[Category:Scottish Desserts]]
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[[Category:CygnusTM's Recipes|Shortbread]]
[[Category:Shortbread Recipes]]
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[[Category:Desserts|Shortbread]]
[[Category:Brown sugar Recipes]]
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[[Category:Scottish|Shortbread]]
[[Category:Cornmeal Recipes]]
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[[Category:British]]
[[Category:Ice cream Recipes]]
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[[Category:Cookies]]
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[[Category:Baking]]

Revision as of 11:06, 15 October 2011

Submitted by CygnusTM

An authentic shortbread recipe handed down through my family. You'll never eat that crap in the plaid box again after you try this. (I'll add pictures the next time I make this.)

Ingredients

  • 1 pound (4 sticks) of salted butter softened (NOT margarine)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar (for top, may be colored)

For more authenticity, substitute ½ to 1 cup of rice flour for the same amount of AP flour.

Preparation

  • Mix the sugar and butter together thoroughly.
  • Add flour one cup at a time until it is mixed in thoroughly. I mix in the first three or four cups in a bowl with a wooden spoon, then knead in the rest.
  • Press into a 13x9 baking sheet.
  • Dock the top with a fork with the marks about an inch apart.

Bake

  • Put in a cold oven.
  • Set oven to 275°.
  • Bake for 75 minutes.

Finished shortbread should only be slightly darker than uncooked.

Serve

  • Sprinkle sugar on top.
  • Cut into fingers.
  • Enjoy!