Frugal Scottish Shortbread Recipe

FRUGAL SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD

170g plain flour

115g margarine

60g sugar
30g cornflour

Mix lightly to form a dough. If it's too crumbly, rub in a little more margarine.

Form into a round, approx 1cm thick

Place in a baking tray

Mark out into 6 'pie slices' (or else cut into desired shapes and bake loose on a lightly greased or floured tray.)

If baking as a single, large round, you can fork round the edges for that wavy effect and pierce the surface in a dot-to-dot pattern on each triangle for added effect. I just jab a few holes in them.

Bake for approx 25 mins at 170C

Your shortbread should stay pale in colour. sprinkle with sugar as soon as it comes out of the oven - leave to cool for 10 minutes then transfer to baking rack to cool properly. I've done mine double thickness for a bit of added luxury. :)

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Always have a supply of various flours, margarine, oil, sugar, salt and yeast. It's the basic essentials for so many recipes.