Shortbread is a tender and crumbly kind of cookies which melt in the mouth. It is Scottish in origin and was once served during Christmas and New Year’s Eve only. Originally shortbread was made with only four ingredients; butter, sugar, vanilla extract and white flour, but today they are made with different ingredients and varied shapes. I have made this shortbread with oats, white and wheat flours. This shortbread is citrus flavored as fresh orange zest is added to the dough. With every bite you feel a very refreshing taste.
Ingredients:
¾ cup sugar, 1 ½ cup white all purpose flour, 1 cup wheat flour, 1 cup oats(powdered), ½ cup butter on room temperature, ¾ cup canola oil
For Orange Flavor
¼ cup sugar, peel of 3 oranges.
Method:
Scrape off the white of the orange peels or grate the orange peels. Make sure that only orange skin and not the bitter white pith is grated. Puree the zest with ¼ cup of sugar in a blender until minced.
Beat butter and oil together. When it gets well blended add ¾ cup sugar to it. Now add minced orange peel and sugar mix to it. Whisk it well. Now add white flour, wheat flour and oats to this mix. You may use food processor for it but make sure that you do not overwork the dough. Dough will look like crumbs. Transfer dough to two pie pans, spreading it out as evenly as possible. Press and flatten using your hands over the top. Cut the dough into 12 triangles while still in the pie pan. Prick gently with fork. Bake in the 350 degree F (210 degree C) for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown from the edges. Let it cool off for five minutes and then re-cut the bars along the previous cuts. They can be stored in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
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