Hello everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, Scottish Shortbread. It is one of my favorites . For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really deliciou

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The Ingredients needed to make Scottish Shortbread:

1. You need 1 lb of butter softened
2. Prepare 1 cup of sugar
3. Prepare 4-4 1/2 cups of flour (approximately)
4. Prepare Pinch of salt

How to make Scottish Shortbread Begin by whisking together the flour and salt, then set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or beaters, combine the butter, sugar, vanilla, and almond extract. About Scottish Shortbread Originally the butter-shortbread variety was expensive and most people only got to taste it on special occasion Scottish Shortbread when well made is a great example of simple perfection.

Step to make Scottish Shortbread:

1. Cream butter and sugar
2. Sift flour and salt
3. Add about 4 cups of flour to butter mixture a 1/2 cup or so at a time mixing thoroughly between additions until dough forms a ball adding more flour as needed
4. Roll out into a rectangle or press evenly into a 9 by 12 baking pan (I use a glass baking pan)
5. About 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick, score with a knife into approximate 1 1/2 x 3 inch pieces and dock with a fork
6. Bake in a 325 Degree oven for 60 to 75 minutes until lightly browned
8. Cool in pan for 5 minutes and cut along score marks while still warm, remove from pan and cool on wire rack
9. Yield 24 biscuits

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