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Ayrshire Shortbread

Here's how you make Ayrshire Shortbread
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 6 ounces all-purpose flour (plain)
  • 6 ounces rice flour (or ground rice)
  • 6 ounces castor sugar
  • Salt, pinch of
  • 6 ounces butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon milk (top of milk, use light cream)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Mix together the flours, sugar, and salt and rub in the butter until the mixture is like fine breadcrumbs.

  • Step 2: Lightly beat the egg and mix with the top of milk.

  • Step 3: Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and pour in the egg and cream and knead with the hand till a soft pastry is formed.

  • Step 4: Sprinkle pastry board with a little rice flour and roll pastry out thinly and prick with a fork and cut into rounds or fingers.

  • Step 5: Place on greased paper a little apart and bake in a moderate preheated 350F oven till golden brown.

  • Step 6: Cool in on a wire rack.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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