Favourite Christmas Recipes

Sally's Shortbread

Ingredients:

175g (6oz) plain flour
40g (1 1/2oz) cornflour
40g (1 1/2oz) semolina
175g (6oz) butter
75g (3oz) caster sugar

Putting it together:

Pre-heat the oven to 160c (325f, gas mark 3)
Sift the flour, cornflour and semolina into a bowl
In another bowl cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
Work in the flours and kneed well together
Press the shortbread into a shallow greased tin
Prick well with a fork and mark into pieces
Bake for approx 30 minutes or until a very pale golden brown
Leave to cool in the tin for approx 15 minutes
Cut through where marked
Lift the shortbread pieces on to a wire rack to finish cooling
Store in an air tight container.

Recipe sent in by Sally - Alexandra