Orange Spiced Shortbread

Shortbread is one of the easiest biscuits you can make, it only uses three main ingredients and you can flavour it in any which way you like such as chocolate, herbs and flowers too. For some lovely ideas why not try these Finnish Shortbread or Chocolate Shortbread.
Did you know that you can even add chilli to your shortbread, check out this chilli shortbread to find out how. To make shortbread rich you can even add clotted cream and make these clotted cream shortbread. I also love lemon drizzle cake.

I have added christmassy flavours to my shortbread by adding orange zest, cinnamon and honey. My kitchen smelt heavenly whilst I was making them. I also love making Snowflake lemon shortbread for christmas as I am a big fan of citrus flavours.Do check out these delicious Easy Vegan Orange & vanilla protein bites

To make the shortbread, making the dough in a good sized bowl such as the Mason and Cash mixing bowl makes life easy, it's a perfect accompaniment in my kitchen for all my baking tasks together with the generous sized wooden utensils too.

Yield: Makes 18

Author: Nayna Kanabar

Orange Spiced Shortbread Biscuits

Crumbly melt in the mouth orange and cinnamon spiced shortbread.

prep time: 20 Mcook time: 20 Mrest time: 20 Mtotal time: 60 M

Ingredients:

• 180 g plain flour
• 125 g butter
• 60 g caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar for sprinkling.
• 1/3 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoonful orange zest
• 1 tablespoon thyme honey

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C/375 F
2. Cream together the butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
3. Add the orange zest, cinnamon powder, honey and sieve in the flour.
4. Without overworking bring the mixture together.
5. Get a baking tray and pat out the mixture onto it to form a 12x6 inch rectangle that is 1 cm thick. Alternatively you can roll out the dough and cut it with cookie cutters.
6. Sprinkle caster sugar over the dough and using a ruler score the dough to make eighteen 3 inch by 1 inch fingers
7. Place the tray in the fridge to chill for 15 minutes.
8. Bake the short bread after its chilled for 15-20 mins until slightly golden brown.
9. Cut the shortbread whilst its hot on the score lines. Remove from baking tray onto a wire rack.

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