[lace-chat] Shortbread recipe
My shortbread recipe is always asked for but people think I must have missed something out because theirs is never the same. I used a scale, not cup measurements so my 9, 6, 3 ratio never works out correctly in cups. I make mine into two rounds about 1/2" thick, cut into 8 pie shapes before baking, and I flute the edges with finger and thumb, 3 on each piece, prick the top with a fork, 3 times on each piece, and recut it again as they cool. I also bake at 325 deg and two rounds probably take a little longer than the cookies below. If the dough does not come together easily (depends on the butter), add a tiny bit more butter. Martha Stewart had an Irish cook on today and her recipe is like mine except she used a food mixer and I do the Cuisinart cause I don't have a mixer. You can see the recipe at link below. The video will be available later. Anyway, she gives the amounts of sugar and flour in cups and it probably is what I use. Shortbread 1 cup unsalted Butter ½ cup + 1 tablespoon Sugar 2-1/2 cups All purpose Flour Cream butter and sugar in mixer, gradually add flour. Chill. Flour for rolling. 1/8 inch for cookies 2-1/4 inch round cutter, makes 24+ 300 deg 20 – 25 minutes http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/irish-butter-shortbread Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] shortbread recipe
> and bit of icing sugar worked in are the only ingredients. Not sure about > US icing sugar, ours has cornstarch added to it. In Australia we can buy icing mixture which has cornflour added or pure icing sugar which is powdered sugar. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Yes, our icing sugar has cornstarch in it too - that's what gives it that silky feel when you rub it between your fingers, and what makes it thicken up instead of just turning to syrup when you add milk or water to it for a glaze. -- -- Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi everyone It does make a difference what type of flour you use; the addition of a bit of rice flour to white flour makes a grainier biscuit. I don't think 'white flour' in the UK is the same as 'white flour' in North America - that is it is ground from a different kind of wheat. For a touch of corn starch to give a fine texture, just white flour, real butter and bit of icing sugar worked in are the only ingredients. Not sure about US icing sugar, ours has cornstarch added to it. I don't cook with white flour any more nor white sugar. I make shortbread with wholewheat flour, brown sugar and butter (and no cornstarch). For the pastry-like shortbread, check out recipes for 'squares' - those confections that are layered. The bottom layer is usually the same as shortbread (some recipes even state, in the method 'make shortbread crust') then you put the other goodies on top, such as apricot filling, raisin/pecan, coconut/raspberry... -- bye for now Bev getting hungry in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi, The recipe that I have from my mother does not contain rice flour. It uses plain flour, All Purpose to those in the States. Shortbread 8 ozs. plain flour 4 ozs icing sugar (confectioners sugar I think in the States) 8 ozs butter pinch of salt (I usually omit this) Preheat the oven to 355 degrees Farheneit. Sift sugar and salt, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy, work in the flour, knead lightly into a dough. Press out into a round about 3/4 inch thick and prick over with a fork. I cut through marking the round into sections with a knife before baking. Bake in the centre of an oven at 355 degrees Fahrenheit for about 15 minutes until biscuit coloured, (light golden). Dust with caster sugar when cooled. The dough can be pressed or rolled out and cookie cutters used to cut rounds of the dough. When I make shortbread biscuits I use the above recipe and roll to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. The cooking time needs adjusting perhaps only 8 minutes for cut shapes of this thickness. Maybe I will make shortbread next week for our next lace meeting as it's my turn to provide the refreshments. Eve London, UK. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Using rice flour in shortbread is traditional and gives good results. What does shortbread look like if it doesn't look like pie ctust? Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Shortbread
There is a woman named "Parlin" (first name) who makes the most tasty and interesting shortbread -- about 1/4 inch think and no "loft" -- in other words, looks like pie crust. She is unwilling to give out her recipe ... which adds to the challenge. I mention her name because I wonder if it might be a name based on her heritage (which in turn might help to discern the source of the recipe). Does anyone know of that name as a "nationality" name? I have googled for shortbread recipies and found some use rice flour in small quantities in addition to regular flour-- does anyone know if rice flour is likely to cause this "no loft" condition? Or even better, does anybody have a recipe that yields really good shortbread? Thanks Susan Webster Ohio To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
