Classic shortbread recipe | Sainsbury`s Magazine

Classic shortbread recipe | Sainsbury`s Magazine

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Shortbread evolved from medieval biscuit bread, where leftover bread dough was baked as the oven lost its heat. In time, yeast was replaced by butter, and biscuit bread became shortbread

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Ingredients

  • 250g very soft butter, plus extra for greasing
  • 125g golden caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
  • 300g plain flour
  • 50g cornflour
  • ½ tsp fine sea salt

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