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Shortbread Pastries
Follow That Food : Episode FLFTF-151F


Yield: 3 dozen pastries
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 2 hours
Ease of Preparation: easy

Recipe courtesy Chef-Director David Chambers, Rules Restaurant, London

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups castor sugar
3 1/2 cups butter
2 egg yolks
8 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 320F.
  2. Mix sugar and butter together until smooth.
  3. Add egg yolks and finally add in the flour without excessively mixing or kneading. Chill for 2 hours.
  4. Roll out to 1/2-inch depth and cut into 2-inch circles.
  5. Place on a greased and floured baking tray and cook for 15 minutes until light brown. Allow to cool before moving.
  6. Serve warm with preferred topping.

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. Fine Living has not tested this recipe in the proportions indicated and therefore cannot make any representation as to the results.


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