Shortbread is a simple yet delicious bake, and this recipe only requires three ingredients too. It’s the perfect treat to share with friends and family, and it’s also suitable for the air fryer.
New Year’s Eve is just one day away, and whether you’re hosting a gathering or popping round to someone else’s, having a delicious sweet treat on standby is essential.
It’s a mad rush at this time of year, but luckily there are loads of speedy and straightforward recipes you can whip up in no time at all.
Shortbread, Scotland’s beloved biscuit, might seem tricky to master due to its rich, melt-in-your-mouth texture. But it’s really very straightforward, requiring just a few basic ingredients.
What’s even better is that you can bake it in your air fryer as well, reports the Express.
Food blogger Farmer’s Girl Kitchen shared her recipe for ‘buttery, crumbly’ shortbread on her website, writing: “Once you’ve tasted homemade shortbread you’ll never want to buy it again.”
You’ll only need three kitchen essentials for this recipe, and it’s ready in just 35, making it the ideal quick bake to share with loved ones.
With just a couple of minutes of kneading needed to transform the ingredients into a smooth dough, this recipe suits bakers of every skill level.
Here’s eveyrthing you need to make it.
Air fryer shortbread
Ingredients
- 150g plain flour
- 50g caster sugar
- 100g butter
Method
Pop the flour and sugar into a bowl and combine them together.
Leave the butter whole and slowly incorporate it into the flour and sugar mixture using your fingertips until it forms a dough, then knead briefly for a few minutes. Butter an 18 cm (7 in) sandwich tin and line it with a circle of baking parchment.
Press the dough into the tin, using a dessert spoon to even out the top until it’s smooth.
Use the spoon’s end to imprint ‘petticoat tails’ around the edge. Then, with a knife, divide the dough into eight triangular sections, ensuring you press all the way down to the tin.
Pierce the shortbread in a regular pattern with a fork, then pop it into the air fryer at 140C for 35 minutes.
Once baked, take the tin out of the air fryer. Cover the tin with a clean tea towel, place a baking sheet on top, and flip everything over so the shortbread’s underside is facing up.
Put a cooling rack over the base of the shortbread and flip it again so it’s right side up, ready to be broken up and served.
