- Calories 139
- Calories from fat 49%
- Protein 1g
- Carbohydrate 17g
- Sugar 9g
- Fiber 0g
- Fat 8g
- Sat fat 5g
- Sodium 41mg
- Cholesterol 20mg
Shortbread Wedges
David Prince
How to Make It
Step 1
Heat oven to 325° F.
Step 2
With an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low and gradually add the flour and salt, mixing just until incorporated.
Step 3
With floured fingers, press the dough into an 8-inch round cake pan. Cut the dough into 12 wedges and prick all over with a toothpick.
Step 4
Sprinkle the dough with the sanding sugar and bake until golden and firm, 35 to 40 minutes. When cool enough to handle, turn the shortbread out of the pan and use a serrated knife to recut along the lines. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Note: Total Time includes cooling time.
wordycook
2013-12-14T19:58:41-05:00
I've used a similar shortbread recipe for years...but this is even better! I won't go back. Kosher salt doesn't always mean the coarsest salt ever. The brand I used worked fine; dissolved. I used 1/2 the salt because I only had salted butter. I've never buttered, Pam-ed, greased, oiled shortbread pans. There's far too much butter in the mixture to call for the pans to be treated, in my experience. Parchment paper could be helpful for those with pans that want to stick anyway. I used a round enamel-ware quiche pan and the wedges baked beautifully. Thank you for this recipe. It's on my gifting list to family and friends for Christmas.
kaliphi
2011-04-16T06:14:24-04:00
I would change 2 things on this recipe. Add Vanilla and use regular salt. The kosher salt doesn't dissolve as well and you taste salt chunks. The parchment paper made things easier also.
catscook
2009-12-25T10:29:01-05:00
I used a pie plate sprayed with butter-flavor cooking spray instead of a cake pan and reduced the cooking time to 20 min. Tried it the first time as is, then tried a couple of variations-substituted ground pecans for part of the flour and sprinkled the top with chopped pecans, and another version adding toasted almonds. All three were awesome!
arnica
2009-12-20T05:07:40-05:00
Please add to this recipe to line the pan with parchment paper. the taste is good when you pry it out of a non-stick pan already sprayed with PAM
