Ginger Shortbread

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 50 g caster sugar
• 100 g salted butter, room temperature
• 150 g plain flour
• 1 tablespoon minced root ginger

Recipe

• 1 put the sugar, butter and flour in a processor and blitz until it forms a breadcrumb-like consistency. be careful not to overwork it.
• 2 mix in the minced ginger to form a dough. if necessary, add a tiny splash of water to bring it together. it depends on how much liquid you have in the ginger.
• 3 knead a couple of times on a very lightly floured surface then roll out to about 1cm thick and cut into whatever shape you want. place in the freezer for 20 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, heat the oven to 300°f.
• 5 put the dough in the oven and cook until golden, turning occasionally if necessary to ensure even baking (approx 20 minutes).
• 6 turn out onto a cooling rack for ten minutes before eating.