Scotch Shortbread Recipe

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Ingredients for Scotch Shortbread
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  • ¾ cup corn oil
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup sugar, powdered or brown
  • 1-½ cups flour
  • ½ cup Argo or Kingsfords Cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions
  1. Sift the dry ingredients and rub in the corn oil with the hands.
  2. Work until the dough is smooth and fine grained.
  3. Lightly oil a layercake pan with corn oil and line with thin paper.
  4. Pack in the shortbread mixture, pressing down the edges with a fork to form a design.
  5. Decorate the center with a flower made of blanched almonds, candied cherries, and leaves and a steam of citron, and bake in a slow oven, 350 degrees Ffrom thirty-five to forty-five minutes.
  6. Cut in small wedge-shaped pieces and remove from the pan.
  7. Serve with afternoon tea.

 




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