tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post8497859808570885950..comments2024-03-28T10:27:11.980+00:00Comments on The English Kitchen: Everyday ShortbreadsMarie Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-68882896920795844302020-12-16T23:15:38.884+00:002020-12-16T23:15:38.884+00:00This is almost exactly my shortbread recipe, excep...This is almost exactly my shortbread recipe, except you use cornstarch and I use vanilla! Either way, I agree. A cookie with a special shape is just the best cookie!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-27684469978633043652020-12-15T13:00:50.775+00:002020-12-15T13:00:50.775+00:00I love a good shortbread and at Christmas, I gener...I love a good shortbread and at Christmas, I generally just do the traditional rounds of shortbread. It's seen as somewhat exotic here, but everyone who tries it loves it instantly. That lovely, buttery texture is irresistible. As well as the plain one, I do my grandmother's recipe that has a half teaspoon of cinnamon and a big pinch of cloves in it - lovely to enjoy with a cup of tea.<br /><br />I can imagine that all that elbow grease involved in polishing copper, silver and scrubbing fancy surfaces would cure anyone of wanting to own those things. I can recall days of polishing with Silvo and trying to clean crystal chandeliers - never again!<br /><br />I'd never thought of decorating shortbread, but I did like the ones with the candied cherries (very festive!) and I know the grandchildren would love the coloured sprinkles - as a kid everything tastes better when covered with sprinkles. We used to eat them on buttered bread (we called it Fairy Bread).Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088355577823930786noreply@blogger.com