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Directions:1. Preheat oven to 300 F. 2. Sift flour and salt, mix into bowl and set aside. 3. Mix butter on high speed until fluffy (3 to 5 minutes). 4. Gradually add sugar slowly, continuing to mix until pale and fluffy. 5. Add flour all at once and mix until combined. 6. Butter a square pan. 7. Pat and roll shortbread into pan no more than 1/2-inch thick. 8. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. 9. Cut into squares. 10. Bake until golden and make sure the middle is firm, approximate bake time 45 to 60 minutes. 11. Cool completely. Re-slice them, if necessary, and serve. |
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Notes: Though Ted does not give away the secrets to his famous biscuits in the show, Apple TV shared the official recipe with TODAY Food, so I tried making them myself.
The recipe was simple: The only ingredients are flour, butter, powdered sugar and salt. Everything was easy to mix and, after spreading the batter into a square pan and refrigerating it for 30 minutes, I pre-sliced each bar according to the recipe instructions and put the pan into a 300 F oven.
Using my 8-by-8-inch pan, the bars took a little longer than the suggested bake time of 45 to 60 minutes to cook completely through, as the batter was a bit thicker than it would have been had I used a larger pan.
After about 75 minutes, the biscuits were ready. Eating them warm from the oven was absolute heaven, with flavors of butter and sugar melting together in perfect shortbread cookie form. They were light and airy and melted in my mouth, just like a proper biscuit should.
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