Shortbread

150g plain flour

100g baking fat/block

50g caster sugar

Weighing scales, baking tray, mixing bowl, flour dredger (optional), rolling pin, palette knife, sharp knife, fork, cooling rack.

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C or gas mark 3.
2. Line the baking tray with greaseproof paper. 
3. Place the flour, sugar and fat into the mixing bowl.
4. Rub together firmly using your fingertips until the mixture forms a ball.
5. Place the dough on a floured work surface and roll out the shortbread until it is 1.5cm thick and in a square shape.
6. Cut into shortbread 8 fingers and place onto the baking tray. 
7. Wearing oven gloves, place the baking tray into a hot oven. 
8. Bake the shortbread for 10 - 12 minutes, until golden brown. 
9. Remove the shortbread from the oven.  Allow to cool and then place onto a cooling rack.

• Reduce food waste: Use up any leftover fruit dried fruit such as sultanas.
• Turn up the flavour: Try adding ½ x 5ml spoon cinnamon or nutmeg or the zest of lemon, lime or orange to enhance the flavour.
• Use cutters to make different shapes for the shortbread biscuits.
• Food skills: Check out our food skills videos to help understand the key skills used in this recipe. 

Be ingredient aware!

Check for any food allergy, intolerance, special dietary requirement or religious/cultural reasons for not handling or eating the ingredients in this recipe. 

You may need to modify the recipe accordingly. For example, if following a vegan or vegetarian diet, use a dairy alternative. For those with a gluten allergy, replace the flour with a gluten-free alternative. Always check food labels for allergens, and suitability for vegetarians and vegans.

For full guidance and up-to-date information on the 14 allergens, please visit the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website. 
  

Nutritional information

This recipe makes 8-10 portions based on portion size guidance for 11-18 year olds , if serving to younger children then they may require a smaller portion and if serving to adults, they may require a bit more. 

Why not use the Explore Food calculator, the British Nutrition Foundation's free online nutritional analysis programme, to calculate the nutritional information for other recipes?