first posted 2015
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| Indulgent easy-peasy chocolate shortbread "They all took one bite and went 'Wow'' |
Result? A rich, crumbly chocolatey delight.
It's not very healthy -- the shortbread contains butter and icing sugar -- but wholemeal flour adds fibre and slows down the absorption of sugar.
It's not very healthy -- the shortbread contains butter and icing sugar -- but wholemeal flour adds fibre and slows down the absorption of sugar.
This amount of ingredients is enough for an average family (but doubles easily for larger groups).
Portion control is the key. If you like, cut it into small squares instead of fingers; there will be more to go around and no one will suffer from chocolate overload.
Cost: £4.50 (9/24) (more for some vegan margarines & spelt flour)
Serves: depending on size, 10-20
Ingred:
7 oz/215 gms plain flour, wheat or spelt (half white, half wholemeal makes a nuttier, crunchier biscuit)
1 tsp baking powder
45gms/1.5oz unsweetened cocoa powder
Portion control is the key. If you like, cut it into small squares instead of fingers; there will be more to go around and no one will suffer from chocolate overload.
Cost: £4.50 (9/24) (more for some vegan margarines & spelt flour)
Serves: depending on size, 10-20
Ingred:
7 oz/215 gms plain flour, wheat or spelt (half white, half wholemeal makes a nuttier, crunchier biscuit)
1 tsp baking powder
45gms/1.5oz unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp instant expresso powder
1/2 tsp salt
250gm/8 oz softened unsalted butter, left out overnight or zapped in the microwave for 20 sec OR vegan margarine, measured from a solid block & left to soften
125gm/4oz icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
250gm/8 oz softened unsalted butter, left out overnight or zapped in the microwave for 20 sec OR vegan margarine, measured from a solid block & left to soften
125gm/4oz icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Decoration: melted white chocolate or icing sugar
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