[Moo] Shortbread recipe
Maven
sk8maven at yahoo.com
Mon Nov 25 08:32:59 PST 2013
I think I'm going to get a lot of requests for this, so here goes:
It's Ye Olde Basic Shortbread, actually.
4 parts (by volume) flour
2 parts butter
1 part sugar
Flavorings:
Orange - Orange extract (+ orange pulp from very pulpy orange juice) and
Cloves (or Cinnamon) to taste
Lemon - Lemon extract (+ dried lemon peel) and Ginger to taste
Lime - Key Lime juice and Cardamom to taste
Everything to be proportional to the amount of shortbread being made - I
was working with a full pound (2 cups) of butter per batch. Smaller
batches would take less, so it's a judgment call. Cloves are very
strong, use sparingly.
The key to success is creaming the heck out of the butter both before
and after adding sugar. The more you can cream it, the better. (Stand
mixers are very good for this.)
YiS,
Maven Whitlocke
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