For the
second round of my Shortbread Bake-off to find the best recipe to include in Murder
in a Tea Cup (Tea by the Sea #2, coming summer 2021) this is the one I tried. This
is supposedly the recipe they use for shortbread at Buckingham Palace. I’ve
seen several different recipes that apparently are the ones favoured by the
queen, so I’d take that claim with a pinch of salt. However, they are made in
my kitchen, so that’s just as good. Right?
INGREDIENTS
2 cups cake flour
3⁄4 cup
cornstarch + 1 tablespoon
1⁄4 teaspoon
salt
1 cup
unsalted butter at room temperature
1⁄3 cup
granulated sugar
1⁄4 cup confectioners’
sugar
DIRECTIONS
In a medium
bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, and salt until well blended.
In a stand
mixer set on medium speed, beat the butter until creamy. Beat in the granulated
sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides and
bottom of the bowl as necessary. On low speed, add the flour mixture in two or
three additions until it forms a soft dough. Wrap the dough with plastic wrap
and chill for 30 minutes.
Preheat the
oven to 350°F
On a lightly
floured piece of parchment paper, roll the dough out to a ¾-inch-thick slab,
Transfer,
parchment and all, to the baking sheet and bake until lightly golden and firm
to the touch, about 40 minutes. Slip the parchment paper with the shortbread
onto a hard surface. Immediately sprinkle the shortbread heavily with the
confectioners' sugar.
While still warm, cut the shortbread into 1- or 1 ½-inch pieces.
Let cool completely.
Now
available: Tea and Treachery, the first Tea by the Tea mystery from Kensington
Publishing.
The book and the shortbread look so good. This may have been the recipe that Mary Berry uses. Someone gave it to me and it was actually easy and came out wonderful. I love that cover of the book.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting that a recipe with so few ingredients has so many variations!
ReplyDeleteAnd they are (almost) all delicious.
I love this! Regal and more.
ReplyDeleteI love shortbread, it is probably my favorite cookie. I really like the Walker's brand shortbread cookies, but found a recipe that I like almost as well, so when I want some I just make my own now. I tried a couple of different recipes before I found the one I make now, but everyone likes it so well I had quit hunting for a better one, but I'll have to give yours a try... Thanks for the recipe!
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