Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, scottish shortbread. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook scottish shortbread using 4 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Scottish Shortbread:
- Prepare 1 lb butter softened
- Make ready 1 cup sugar
- Get 4-4 1/2 cups flour (approximately)
- Prepare Pinch salt
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Steps to make Scottish Shortbread:
- Cream butter and sugar
1. Sift flour and salt - Add about 4 cups of flour to butter mixture a 1/2 cup or so at a time mixing thoroughly between additions until dough forms a ball adding more flour as needed
- Roll out into a rectangle or press evenly into a 9 by 12 baking pan (I use a glass baking pan)
- About 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick, score with a knife into approximate 1 1/2 x 3 inch pieces and dock with a fork
- Bake in a 325 Degree oven for 60 to 75 minutes until lightly browned1. Cool in pan for 5 minutes and cut along score marks while still warm, remove from pan and cool on wire rack
- Yield 24 biscuits
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