LEMON & GINGER SHORTBREAD

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This zesty teatime shortbread from BBC Good Food reader Jo Foster has a beautiful crumbly texture, plus zingy lemon and warming ginger flavour

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 5

100g salted butter , softened, plus a little extra for greasing
50g golden caster sugar , plus extra for dusting
zest 1 large lemon
8 pieces of crystallised ginger , finely chopped
175g plain flour

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2 and grease a 22cm loose-bottomed fluted tart tin. Put the butter in a bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until soft. Beat in the sugar, then stir in the lemon zest and ginger.
  • Stir in the flour and work with your hands to form a soft dough. Tip into the tin and press into an even, flat layer with your fingers. Prick all over with a fork and bake in the oven for 40 mins until pale gold. Cut into wedges then leave to cool completely in the tin. Remove from the tin and dust with caster sugar to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 142 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 18 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium

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