All Butter Irish Shortbread
This All Butter Irish Shortbread recipe is a 3 ingredient Shortbread recipe, making it easy, quick, and in my personal opinion -the best! All butter Shortbread is moist with crumbly tenderness, buttery deliciousness and it will satisfy anyone's sweet tooth without being overly sweet.
Equipment
Ingredients
321 recipe: Use a measuring jug for these quantities. For the metal 9 inch pan.
- 12 oz all purpose flour
- 8 oz butter 2 sticks
- 4 oz sugar
321 recipe: by weight on a digital scale. For the metal 9 inch pan
- 8 oz all purpose flour
- 8 oz butter
- 4 oz sugar
321 recipe: Use a measuring jug for these quantities. For the ceramic shortbread mold
- 8 oz all purpose flour
- 5.3 oz butter
- 2.7 oz sugar
Instructions
- Prepare your pan of choice. Use a 8 or 9 inch pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper and grease the sides well with butter. See the section 'Shortbread Recipe For a Shortbread Mold' for more information if you are using a Shortbread Mold instead of a pan.
- Cut up room temperature Irish butter into chunks and add them to the food processor bowl. Add the sugar. Close the lid.
- Pulse for a minute or two until the 2 ingredients become creamy. (As it turns in the bowl, it looks 'ropey.')
- Add the flour, and replace the lid.
- Pulse again for a minute or two until a dough ball starts to form.
- Empty the contents of the food processor bowl into the greased pan.
- With a floured hand, even out the Shortbread in the pan using the heal of your hand.
- With a fork, mark ridges along the edges, and fork prints across the surface.
- Place the Shortbread in a preheated 350 degrees F / 180 degrees C for about 25 - 30 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven when it takes on a little color. Allow to cool before cutting. Sprinkle on a little granulated sugar.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pieceCalories: 275kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 122mgPotassium: 35mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 472IUCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
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