CTC Cookery Corner - Shortbread Biscuits

Shortbread Biscuits

Makes 12 biscuits

Ingredients

150g (6oz) Flour

100g (4oz) Butter or margarine  (soft)         

50g (2oz) Castor sugar

Pinch of salt

Method

1. Sift the flour and salt.

2. Mix in the butter or margarine and sugar with the flour.

3. Combine all the ingredients to a smooth paste.

4. Roll carefully on a floured table or board to a round or rectangle shape, (¼ inch) thick. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.

5. Mark into the desired shape and size. Prick with a fork.

6. Bake in a moderate oven at 180-200Oc (gas 4-6; 350-400Of), for 15 minutes. 
Cool, and then dust with icing sugar.

     

At stage 3 you can add 2 tablespoons of grated chocolate to make chocolate shortbread biscuits or grated lemon or orange for fruit flavored biscuits. 

Recipe by Emma

CTC Cookery Corner

We hope to bring you some recipes and tips every Thursday in our new CTC Cookery Corner.  These recipes are created by our very own talented Catering Tutors Mairead from Sligo CTC and Emma from Leitrim CTC.  Thanks girls for sharing your recipes and for giving us all a chance to put our culinary skills to good work and allow our creativity to shine.  We are going to start this week with delicious Wholemeal Scones.  I hope you all enjoy 😋

Ingredients

100g Wholemeal flour

100g Self-raising flour

5g Baking powder
Pinch of salt

50g Butter

50g Caster sugar

95ml Milk

20g Mixed seeds (optional)

1 Egg for glazing

Method

·       Sieve the baking powder, salt and flour together.
·       Rub in the butter to a sandy texture, add mixed seeds and sugar and mix again.
·       Add the milk a little at a time.
·       Sprinkle a little flour on your work surface and roll out scone mixture 1/2 inch thick.
·       Cut out 8 portions using a scone cutter or by hand and place on a lightly floured baking tray.
·       Whisk the egg and lightly egg wash each scone bake at 180^oC for 15 mins.
·       When cooked let cool on a baking wire.

To make savoury scones just add 25g of grated cheese, scallion or diced bacon