We live in Scotland, and quite like shortbread. It's rather a staple food here - the Scots invented it actually, so there are many good brands from which to choose in almost any shop you visit. However the last time I fancied eating some, I resisted the urge to buy some. You see, I remembered this wonderful recipe that my dear friend H had given to me, given to her by her Aunty Merle.
We had first tried it at her homestead in rural Victoria, Australia (as you do) and all loved it! I made it first a while back and it was nearly as good as hers, so I was determined to try again.
The recipe specified that the butter had to be cold, so I chopped it into little cubes and popped it in the food processor, as directed.
It didn't mix very well for a while, and I began to panic, as I couldn't telephone H for advice due to the time difference between Scotland and Australia. But luckily the batter 'took' and it all became one large lump of cookie dough quite soon.
I formed the batter into little balls, about the size of a Lindor chocolate (mmm, don't get me started on how delicious they are! Have you tried the new coconut one? Heaven). I had made a note on the recipe the last time that they would spread...
And they did. Ah well, life's tough sometimes, isn't it?! ha ha. These are probably a bit overdone, but they tasted so good, and lasted almost a week in the cake tin that none of us minded at all. I wonder how they'd taste if I flavoured them with something other than vanilla??? Yummy, thanks H
