Edith McKenzies Famous 53 year-old Shortbread Recipe
Shortbread is a classic Scottish dish, traditionally made using Marshalls Farola. It can be served with hot drinks as a warming treat or is equally enjoyable on its own. The dough can be made into small biscuits or the whole round. For variety, try adding grated orange or lemon rind to the dough, or sprinkle the top with flaked almonds before putting into the oven. This particular recipe has been kindly given to us by Edith McKenzie who has been making traditional Scottish Shortbread using Marshalls Farola for many years. She inherited the recipe herself and has permitted us to feature it on our recipe page.
Ingredients
10oz plain flour
5oz Marshalls Farola
10oz butter (must be real butter!)
5oz caster sugar
pinch salt
Method
Cream the butter & the sugar until very light & fluffy
Add the dry ingredients and mix until bound together
Divide the mixture into 4 portions
Use either a shortbread mould or press and thumb the dough into sandwich tins
Bake for 20mins at a little under 130°
Swap tins around in oven (maybe not necessary with fan oven)
Bake for a further 20mins
Take out of the oven, score into portions & sprinkle with sugar
Switch the oven off but return the tins to the oven and leave there until cool
Store the shortbread in an airtight container
The shortbread will keep for several weeks
Delicious!
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