Orange Shortbread Fingers
Makes a pleasant change from traditional Christmas shortbread.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
grated zest of 1 orange
1/4 teaspoon salt
7 tablespoons unsalted butter, chopped
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 300°F.
- Grease an 8-inch square pan.
- Into a medium bowl, sift the flour and cornstarch.
- Add the 1/4 cup sugar, orange zest, and salt.
- Using your fingertips, work the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
- Knead the mixture until it forms a dough, then press it into the prepared pan.
- Score the dough into 24 narrow rectangles and prick with the tines of a fork.
- Sprinkle with the 2 tablespoons of sugar.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a pale golden color.
- Remove from the oven and leave the shortbread to cool in the pan until it holds its shape enough to turn out on a rack.
- When completely cooled, cut the shortbread into fingers along the scored lines.
Makes about 24 fingers.
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