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Children's Shortbread Recipe |
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Children's Shortbread Recipe |
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The basic shortbread recipe is something that kids can
do for themselves with a little help from you. They will especially
enjoy decorating the cakes.
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Use whatever you have to hand to decorate the
biscuits, icing is the only really essential ingredient.
KEY POINTS
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Preparation Time: |
40 minutes |
Cooking Time: |
35 minutes |
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How Difficult |
Easy |
Freeze? |
No |
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Servings |
10 biscuits |
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Remember to supervise your children whilst they are
cooking.
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INGREDIENTS
For the shortbread
225g / 8oz flour
115g / 4oz cornflour
225g / 8oz unsalted butter
115g / 4oz superfine / caster sugar
3 drops of vanilla extract
To decorate
Hundreds and Thousands, tube of cake icing, small edible cake
decorations. Anything else you can think of! |
PREPARATION
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YOUR CHILD |
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THE ADULT |
Sieve the flour
and cornflour into a mixing bowl.
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Measure out the ingredients ready
for your child
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In another bowl, add the butter and
sugar together and beat with a fork (adult help may be
required because this can be tiring) for about 5 minutes until
all the ingredients are mixed. |
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Click on the picture below to see more clearly how the butter
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sugar should look when mixed. |
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YOUR
CHILD - Add the beaten butter and sugar to the sieved flour and
knead well for a few minutes to make a dough as shown on the left.
Form the dough into
a ball, wrap in cling film and leave in the fridge for half an
hour. |
| YOUR CHILD -
Sprinkle flour on the work surface and roll out the dough to a
thickness of about 5mm (¼in). Turn the dough round as you roll
it out to stop it sticking to the work surface.
Use shaped cutters to
cut shapes out from the dough. You can cut out paper shapes and
use these as a template to cut around with a knife. We tried it
and it did the job but not nearly as good as proper cutters.
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THE ADULT - Grease two baking trays and pre-heat the oven to
180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4. Place the shaped dough on the baking trays and
cook for around 15 minutes until they are golden brown. |
| THE ADULT - Remove from the oven and leave to cool for two
minutes. Places the biscuits on a rack to cool completely. |
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YOUR CHILD -
Now's the fun bit, decorating the cake. You have a tube of icing
and some bits and bobs (crumbled chocolate bite are also great),
so get going and decorate those cakes. |
DON'T
BE AN AIR-HEAD,
EAT UP THAT SHORTBREAD!
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