8 oz Plain (all-purpose) flour
2 oz Self raising flour
3 oz Cornflour (cornstarch)
3 oz Castor (superfine) sugar
8 oz Butter or margarine, or a
– half/half mixture is good
Melt butter. Mix dry ingredients. Add and knead all together. Pat or roll
into baking sheet (to about 1/2″ deep). Prick over with fork. Sprinkle with
sugar. Cut into 1″ by 2-3″ strips when taken from oven. Bake at
350F/160C/Gas Mark 4 on bottom shelf of oven until a pale beige colour (15-
25 minutes).
I use castor sugar not granulated and a half butter half margarine mix to
get the best results. I usually make double quantities, since it keeps well
in an air-tight tin.
Note that this does have a lighter feel than shortbreads from other parts
of Scotland.
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