Shortcake recipe
Shortcake recipe
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In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.Looking for a delicious and easy dessert recipe? Look no further than this mouthwatering Shortcake recipe. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a sweet and fluffy shortcake that will satisfy any sweet tooth. Whether you're hosting a dinner party or craving a homemade treat, this recipe is sure to impress. So grab your apron and get ready to indulge in this delightful dessert!
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shortcake recipe details
Ingredients
| 175 g | self-raising flour |
| 100 g | butter, cubed |
| 75 g | caster sugar |
| 1 medium | eggs, yolk only |
| 1 tbsp | water |
Instructions
Set oven to Gas Mark 5, 190°C, 375°F.Lightly grease 2 baking trays.
In a bowl, rub butter into flour until the texture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in sugar, add egg yolk and water and bring together to a soft dough.
Cut the dough in half and roll out to a rough square about about 1/8 inch or 3-4mm thick. Trim edges to straighten and cut diagonally in half. Arrange one piece so that its longest edge is towards you and use the knife to impress two lines up to the opposite corner so that you have 3 equal triangles, without cutting completely through. Repeat for the other piece.
Carefully lift the pieces onto the two baking sheets and bake for about 15 minutes until golden. Leave to cool and separate using the impressed lines as a guide.
Alternatively, if you have a biscuit cutter with a diameter of about 3½ inches or 8cm, you may cut out rounds and use those instead; bake as above. If to be used as biscuits, use a 2-2½ inch, 5 or 6cm cutter, sprinkle with extra sugar and bake as above.
About the recipe:
The British shortcake, a crisp biscuit often coated with sugar should not be confused with shortbread or American shortcake, they are both very different.
They are often served in a two- or three-tier stack with sweetened whipped cream and berry fruits as the filling. They are also sometimes served with ice cream or with sorbets when used as a dessert, or simply eaten as any other biscuit.
Preparation time:
ca. 20 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a
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