Shortbread Pastry

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 200 g plain flour
• 300 g cold unsalted butter, cubed
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 whole egg
• salt

Recipe

• 1 the ingredients need to be cold before you start.
• 2 place the flour in a bowl with a little salt, to taste.
• 3 then throw in the butter and use your fingertips to rub it into the flour until you get a crumbly, sand-like texture.
• 4 mix in the egg yolk and egg, just until they are both incorporated.
• 5 at this point the dough will be wet and difficult to roll out.
• 6 lay some clingfilm on your counter and place the dough on top.
• 7 cover with more clingfilm.
• 8 roll lightly to flatten, then leave to rest in the fridge for at least one hour.
• 9 shape as desired, then cook at 150 c or 300 f until golden.
• 10 for a round shortbread using all the dough, this will probably take about 30 minutes.