Springtime brings fresh produce from the farmer's. The most anticipated flavor of the Spring is fresh strawberries. Down south, we love pairing strawberries with "shortin' bread." Over the years, we have condensed the words to short bread. Heck, there is even a song about it. Here is my rendition of homemade Short Bread.
Ingredients:
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/4 cup really cold butter cut into cubes
2 Tablespoons ice cold water
2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
Cut the butter into the flour until the flour resembles sand. Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Remove from frig. Stir in sugar and salt with a fork. Gradually add ice cold water while mixing with a fork. Once dough forms a ball, put the dough ball on wax paper or plastic wrap, form dough into a disk, cover with wax paper or plastic wrap, place in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
On well floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4", using a biscuit cutter, jar, cookie cuter, or glass, cut out the dough. Place on baking sheet covered with parchment paper or Silpat. Bake for 10 -12' in 350 F preheated oven until edges are slightly golden. Tip: Sprinkle the shortbread with a little sugar before baking.
Serve with strawberries and whipped cream.
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