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Shortbread

Name: Shortbread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 20 biscuits
Ingredients: 150g/5oz plain flour plus extra for dusting; 100g/4oz butter chilled and cubed; 50g/2oz caster sugar plus 1 tbsp for sprinkling

Make these moreish shortbread biscuits using just three ingredients. They're wonderfully crumbly and go perfectly with a cup of tea for a mid-morning treat

35 min total 20 min prep 15 min cook Makes 20 biscuits 79 cal

Ingredients

20 serv.

150g/5oz plain flour plus extra for dusting
100g/4oz butter chilled and cubed
50g/2oz caster sugar plus 1 tbsp for sprinkling

Instructions

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1 Heat the oven 170C/150C fan/gas 3. Put the flour, butter and sugar into a mixing bowl.
2 Use your hands to combine the ingredients until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs, then squeeze until it comes together as a dough.
3 On a lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to ½ cm thick.
4 Cut the dough into fingers and place on a lined baking tray. Use a fork to create imprints.
5 Then sprinkle with the remaining caster sugar.
6 Chill the dough in the fridge for 20 mins, then bake for 15-20 mins until golden brown. Remove the shortbread fingers from the oven and leave to cool on the tray for 10 mins.