Shortbread Biscuits Recipe
Shortbread Shortbread Biscuits with Flour, Lemon Rind, Butter and Sugar.
INGREDIENTS
1 lb (450g) Flour
1/2 teaspoon Grated Lemon Rind
8 oz (225g) Butter
8 oz (225g) Sugar
Pinch of Salt
METHOD
Warm the butter slightly, put it in a bowl with the other ingredients and knead thoroughly until it is a firm dough. Roll out on a floured board, cut into rounds, and bake the biscuits on a buttered tray in a slow oven (180C, 350F, Mark 4) until a pale golden brown.
Based on the Shortbread Biscuits recipe in:
Home Cookery Illustrated
by Anon (Odhams Press, Circa 1955).