Scottish Petticoat Tails

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 ounces flour
• 4 ounces cornflour or 4 ounces rice flour
• 4 ounces butter
• 4 ounces icing sugar
• caster sugar, for dredging

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease a baking sheet.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and icing sugar.
• 4 sift in both flours and work into a smooth dough (if dough is too dry, add a little water to moisten).
• 5 divide into 2 equal portions.
• 6 roll out on a floured surface and shape into two thin rounds.
• 7 place round on prepared baking sheet and prick all over with a fork.
• 8 mark each round into six triangles.
• 9 bake for 30 to 25 minutes until pastry becomes a light golden colour.
• 10 sprinkle with castor sugar while pastry is warm.
• 11 cut into triangles according to marks made and cool on wire rack.