Shortbread - Traditional - Family Favourite

Melt in your mouth short bread!

Ingredients:

250g Butter at room temp

1/2 Cup Caster Sugar

1/2 Cup Rice Flour

2 Cups Plain flour

Step One:

Cream butter and sugar till pale.

**I'm using my food processor today, however you can use an electric hand beater and get the same results.

Step Two:

Gradually add flour until combined.

Step Three:

Add Rice flour and mix well, until all combined.

It should look like a dry crumble mixture.

Step Four:

Tip out onto clean surface and kneed into a dough.

Dough should be smooth and compact like this.

Step Five:

Break dough in half and roll both halves into long cylinders. 

Step Six:

Using a sharp knife, Slice biscuits. 

Step Seven:

Poke each biscuit 3 x with a fork.

Cook in pre-heated oven at 150 for 40min or until bottom is lightly golden.

Step Eight:

Once cooked, remove from tray using a spatula and cool on wire rack.

Light, melt in your mouth shortbread!

*Fancy them up by dipping in melted choc and leaving to set.