Irresistibly crumbly and buttery, Scottish shortbread has been a year-round favourite treat for centuries. Baked in a slab and cut into fingers.
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Ingredients
Method
1.Beat butter and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixeruntil pale and fluffy. Stir in 1 tablespoon water and sifted flours, in two batches, until combined.
2.Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently until smooth. Divide dough in half; enclose each half in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3.Preheat oven to 160°C/325°F. Grease two large oven trays.
4.Roll one dough half between two sheets of baking paper until 1cm thick; freeze for 15 minutes. Peel away top layer of baking paper; cut 4cm x 7cm rectangles from dough. Slide baking paper and rectangles onto one oven tray. Mark down the centre of each rectangle with the back of a knife into two fingers; using a fork rough the surface of one finger. Freeze for 15 minutes or until firm. Re-roll scraps and repeat with remaining dough until all the dough has been used.
5.Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven. Working quickly, use a palette knife to straighten the edges of each biscuit. Return to oven; bake for a further 15 minutes or until a biscuit can be pushed gently without breaking and are browned lightly. Leave on trays for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.
