No fail Shortbread and tablet

Sometimes when you get a shortbread recipe to try at home the results can be softer or powdery than you would like. With this recipe you can guarantee crispness and a melt in the mouth texture.

Shortbread

ingredients:

250g/ 8oz butter

120g/4 oz caster sugar

270g/ 9 oz plain flour, '00' (pasta) flour is the best.

90 g/ 3oz rice flour

method:

1. cream butter and sugar till pale and fluffy.
2. Add flours and knead gently.
3. Cut to shape and rest in fridge for 30 minutes.
4. Bake at gas 3-4/ 160-170 c for 25-30 minutes or until pale gold in colour.
5. If you wish you can add flavourings such as black pepper, ginger or grated lemon rind, about 1 tablespoon of flavouring should be enough.

this tablet works too!!

Tablet .

Ingredients:

1 kg /2lb granulated sugar

60g/ 2oz butter

1 tin condensed milk

equal amount of milk

flavouring, whisky, vanilla, lavender, etc

method:

1. place all ingredients into deep pan. Simmer gently until sugar has dissolved.
2. Bring to hard boil and boil for 22 minutes
3. remove from heat and allow to cool for 6-8 minutes.
4. Beat in mixer for 5 minutes or by hand until mixture starts to pale and crystallise. Pour into greased tray and cut while warm.