Traditional Shortbread
- 375 g cake flour
- 250 g butter
- 125 g caster sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Sift dry ingredients and work into mixture til smooth but not greasy.
- Press into ungreased pan.
- Dough must be about 1 cm in thickness.
- Cut into fingers and bake at 140C for 1 hour.
- Watch from 45 minutes that the shortbread does not become too browned.
cake flour, butter, caster sugar, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/traditional-shortbread-80040 (may not work)