Shortbread

I’m not sure why I decided to a test cook of shortbread. They aren’t my favourite treat but never-the-less, I went ahead and cooked up a few different recipes. The main ingredients for all are butter, flour, sugar. Some add cornflour and vanilla/almond/cardamom. The technique also varied from super soft butter to hard butter. I’ve realised I need to bake the exact same recipe using different techniques to see what is making the difference. Anyhow, the flavours were all very similar unless using almond or cardamom, it was the texture the varied. And not being a fan of shortbread I’m not 100% sure what the texture should be. The conclusion I came too is you can’t really make a bad shortbread. Some are more short (crumbly and tender) than others but the flavour is very mild and quite delicious with a cup of tea. Here are the recipes I tried: