Wednesday, December 28, 2022

What's Christmas without shortbread?

One of my favorite cookies is shortbread. In years past, I've made this treat only at Christmas, usually to hand out to friends and neighbors as gifts.

This year, I saw a different recipe online ("Buttery British shortbread") and decided to give it a go. The difference was semolina flour, something I've never used before.

This version called for the cookies to be baked in one large sheet in baking pans. (I made another batch later and just pressed it into smaller cookie sheets, which worked fine.)

I used a jar dipped in sugar as a small rolling pin to roll everything flat. (In the subsequent batch, I just flattened it with my hands.)

The dough is then sprinkled with coarse demerara sugar.

The result was, indeed, delicious and buttery, a perfect Christmas treat.

I may have a new favorite recipe!

5 comments:

  1. I have heard of shortbread, but have never eaten if or made it.

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    1. Shortbread is easy-peasy to make, but just one word of caution: NEVER use margarine. It's very "meh" with margarine. This is one cookie where butter is better.

      - Patrice

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  2. How did you make the round ones? Just a dollop on the pan and flattened?

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    1. Yes. See this link:

      http://www.rural-revolution.com/2012/12/christmas-goodies.html

      - Patrice

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  3. Any recipe from Mary Berry is guaranteed to be delicious! She was a judge on the Great British Baking Show; here's her background:
    https://www.pbs.org/food/chefs/mary-berry/

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