Miss Liddie Weldon's Shortbread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 lb butter, softened
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger juice
• 2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 3/4 cup candied ginger

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 cream together all ingredients in mixture, maybe take up to 5 minutes of steady working.
• 3 while you work the dough, it is helpful to ling a little scottish song- the shortbread depends on this for it's authenticity.
• 4 pat into two 3-inch cirles that are 1-inch thick, or shape it however you want.
• 5 prick it all over to keep it from rising too much.
• 6 refrigerate for 30 minutes to let the dough relax.
• 7 bake for 5 minutes, then reduce oven tempurature to 300 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
• 8 remove from the over and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
• 9 if baked in rounds, cut into wedges.