Squares of Shortbread
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 10 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
1
- Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup Corn starch
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- caster sugar
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the oven to 150°C (130° fan) 300°F gas 2. Butter a round cake tin or shortbread mould
2.
Sift the flour, cornflour and icing sugar into a mixing bowl. Knead in the butter and mix to a soft dough.
3.
Pat the dough out into a round about 2.5 cm|1"thick to fit the cake tin. Prick the top with a fork.
4.
Bake for about 40-60 minutes, until cooked but still pale. Sprinkle with caster sugar while still warm. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then carefully remove and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
