Shortbread

Shortbread

Rich, buttery shortbread, so easy in the Tefal Cuisine Companion. This shortbread mixture can be piped, rolled into a log and sliced or patted out on a generously floured board or silicone sheet and cut out with cookie cutters using a small metal spatula to transfer to paper lined baking trays. Heat and humidity will affect the consistency of the dough because of the high quantity of butter, you may need to refrigerate the dough briefly before slicing or patting out. For rolling into a log to slice for biscuits you will need to use chilled butter. For piping the shortbread dough you will need softened butter. This dough freezes beautifully, just roll into a log, place in a zip lock bag and freeze until required.

250 gms Butter diced (chilled if you are rolling the dough into a log to slice for biscuits), (softened but firm enough to dice if piping the dough).
50 gms Icing Sugar
250 gms Plain Flour
50 gms Cornflour
1/2 tspn Vanilla Extract
Insert Kneading Blade, Stopper in.
Add all ingredients

For shaping into a log and slicing using chilled butter

Sp10:30sec or until mixture comes together and forms a ball. Pulse after 30sec if necessary.
The shortbread mixture can now be rolled into a log and sliced or patted out on floured board and cut out with cookie cutters. Place on paper lined oven trays and bake 160 deg 10-15 mins or until edges start turning a light golden brown. Leave on trays 10 mins before transferring to cooling racks.
Decorate as desired.

For Piping using softened butter

Sp10: until mixture is combined and very soft.
Place biscuit mixture into piping bag fitted with large open star nozzle. Pipe fingers onto paper lined baking trays.
Bake 160 deg for 10-15 mins or until edges start turning light golden. Leave for 10 mins on baking tray before transferring to cooling racks.
Melt 200 gms white chocolate and dip one end of biscuit into melted white chocolate.  Leave to dry on lightly oiled wire cooling tray. Melt 200 gms dark chocolate and dip opposite end of biscuit into melted dark chocolate. Leave to dry on lightly oiled wire cooling tray.