Shortbread is nice for sharing, particularly at Christmas time.
The scrumptious, buttery biscuit is made with three on a regular basis substances – butter, sugar and flour – and it’s tremendous straightforward to make.
SurreyLive baker @cakeontherun has given the traditional deal with a festive twist by including orange and cinnamon and it tastes fantastic.
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They take round quarter-hour to cook dinner within the oven and the batch makes eight beneficiant slices, good for having fun with with family and friends over the vacations.
This primary bake can simply be made vegan and gluten free with simply a few primary tweaks. For heaps less difficult recipes like this, take a look at the SurreyLive recipe page.
Watch learn how to make shortbread within the video above or comply with the straightforward directions under.
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*Fast *Simple *Gluten free choice *Vegan choice *No eggs *No nuts
Christmas shortbread recipe (makes 8 fingers)
Components
- 170g (1.5 cups or 6 oz) plain or all objective flour
- 120g (1/2 cup or 4 oz) butter
- 60g (1/4 cup or 2 oz) any sugar + additional for dusting
- Drop of water
- 1 tsp orange essence/extract
- 1 tsp floor cinnamon
Methodology
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In a big bowl combine the entire substances with a spoon till they resemble breadcrumbs, then use your fingers to kind a dough ball. Add a drop of water to assist convey the dough collectively.
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Line a baking tray with parchment then put the dough onto it, flattening it down with both your fingers or a rolling pin.
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Use your fingers to kind it right into a circle (round 1 cm thick), rating into eight triangles, pierce every finger thrice with a fork and sprinkle over additional sugar.
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Put the tray into the fridge for round half-hour.
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Pre-heat your oven to 200 fan/ 425 Fahrenheit/ fuel mark 7.
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Take away the tray from the fridge then oven bake for round 20 minutes till barely golden (examine after quarter-hour and do not let it go brown).
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Sprinkle over extra caster sugar, depart to chill and pull the slices aside.
(Picture: cakeontherun)
Single-serve cheat model in 90 seconds
Components
- 45g (1/3 cup or 1.5 oz) plain or all objective flour
- 30g (1/8 cup or 1 oz) softened butter or margarine
- 15g (1 heaped tbsp) any sugar + additional for dusting
- Drop of water if wanted
- Drop of orange extract
- Huge pinch floor cinnamon
Methodology
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In a bowl combine the entire substances with a spoon till they resemble breadcrumbs, then use your fingers to kind a dough ball (including water if wanted to convey the combination collectively).
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Flatten the dough right into a thick circle, place onto a plate, pierce the highest with a fork thrice and microwave on excessive for 90 seconds.
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The plate might be sizzling so watch out. Sprinkle over additional caster sugar.
Make it vegan – use dairy free margarine or butter. If utilizing margarine you will not want water.
Make it gluten free – use gluten free flour.
Each substances can be found in most UK supermarkets and on-line.
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