Food for thought for children, parents and teachers
| Skill level: | Level 2 |
| Preparation time: | 35 minutes |
| Makes: | 8 pieces |
What you need
Ingredients 150g plain flour |
Equipment grater |
What you do
- Preheat the oven to 160°C/gas mark 3.
- Using the small holes on a grater, lightly grate some zest from the orange onto a saucer. Try to avoid the white pith.
- Sieve the flour into a mixing bowl and add the cinnamon, sugar and orange zest.
- Rub in the butter or margarine.
- Bring the dough together and knead it lightly.
- Place the dough on the baking tray and press or roll the dough into a round disc 1cm thick.
- Prick with a fork and decorate the edge. Using oven gloves, place the tray in the oven for 15–20 minutes until firm.
- Cut the shortbread into eight segments and place on a cooling rack straight away to cool.
Something else to try
Date and orange shortbread
Add 50g chopped dates to the rubbed-in mixture (step 4).
Lemon spice shortbread
Replace the orange and cinnamon with the zest of half a lemon and 2.5ml (half a 5ml spoon) of mixed spice.
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