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Shortbread

Cuisine of Pays de la Loire, France

 

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes


Ingredients:
- ½ cup (60 g) softened butter in small pieces
- ½ cup (60 g) sugar
- 1 egg
- ⅔ cup (150 g) flour
- vanilla (liquid extract or in a sachet)

 

Preparation:

Even an infant could make this recipe: mix the flour with the sugar in a bowl, add the egg, then the butter.
Knead well.
Add the vanilla (or whatever other flavoring you wish).

If the dough sticks to your fingers too much, add a bit more flour.

Form the dough into large balls and place them on a buttered baking sheet.

Cook in a 350°F (170°C) oven for 15 minutes.

Hot or cold, these shortbreads are a real delight to the palate.

 

10 pieces

Courtesy of French Government Tourist Office

 

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