This recipe looks like the real deal... The color, the thickness of the baked biscuits and the whole process is so simple yet so appealing... Best recipe for shortbread... Thank u❤
When I was about ten or eleven, an old Scottish woman (who by the way used to drink vodka while visiting and called it “holy water”, gave name her cherished recipe for short bread and taught me how to make it. I was in 4-H cooking and she thought I should use her shortbread recipe for my fair entry. I did and it went so far as to win first place at the local fair and first place at the state fair. Now at 69, I still carry on her legacy for shortbread and give her full credit for it when I make it.
Rik, just listening to you I get the impression that you are a trained professional, who has cooked over the world, and taught many people to join your profession. Even the way you format your recipes reminds of of how pro chefs used to create their notebooks. Furthermore, I find your recipe descriptions to enjoyable as well. You're not just helping people get their nostalgia kick. You're quietly telling them about what it was like in the very tough Good Old Days. You have the makings of a storyteller about you, and focusing those around a recipe gives us something more than just food. Just my 2 cents.
Wow! You have a clear vision and thank you for sharing! Let's not make it all complicated is my way. Folks need to cook - times are changing full circle - there could be shortages and if folks have confidence they can make a good meal from various ingredients. Its not all posh nosh - its about enjoying what we have. You my friend are amazing! Best, Rik
This is the real deal chef. Thanks for the recipe. I tried it using the ratios as explained, and my shortbread was out of this world. I was so proud of myself 😂. Thanks to you
Been making Shortbread like this for years my Canadian friends love it I sometime add vanilla or almond extract it’s really lovely with the almond extract.
Yesterday I saw this video. Later that night I made a batch, I didn’t have a deep enough pan so I overcooked them a bit, but I tried again today and baked them for a shorter amount of time and they came out amazing! Such an easy recipe I already have it memorized!
Cheers Michael - yes nothing hard on my channel - I like folks to be able to make with their hard earned money. I have had a telling off as usual - eating too many with a cup of tea or a mug of coffee. I won't be making any for a month then I will sneak some made. Best, Rik
My grandmother always taught me that when you’re mixing it out you keep adding flour until you see the dough crack then you know he will have the perfect amount
I've just watched your video with the kids at our school and we've decided that these will be our christmas cookies for our local charity christmas market. We wanted to do something different this year (so not the usual German cookies). Thanks for the inspiration!
This is the EXACT recipe my mum always uses. She has queues for her shortbread! She also mixes using only 1 hand, to stop the mixture getting too hot. Love it!
I'm 63 years old, and @6:58, just for a moment, I was transported back to my kindergarten days learning how to write and spell, because our teacher, Mrs. Worrell, used a contraption that held 4-5 pieces of chalk at one time to make a letter size guide on the blackboard! Very nice recipe, too! Looks fun to make.
There is a very nice German version of this called 'Heidesand'. The major difference is that in the German version you would melt and brown the butter making beurre noisette as the French call it before making the dough. Otherwise it is pretty much the same but you can add some vanilla essence as well. Traditionally you would shape the dough into a thick sausage, refrigerate overnight and cut it into rounds before baking.
@@BackyardChef They are very, very nice indeed. The browned butter adds a nutty depth to the flavour but they are also scarily expensive if you buy them from a bakery. I might start making some tonight as I am salivating thinking of them. ;) PS: German bakeries are on a different level! If you got some spare time google images of them and be amazed but what would expect from a country that has well over 1200 different types of bread!
Have always looked up for a recipe for shortbread 😮 but not satisfied with ones i found..but yours is the one that is pure delight and classic …yummy thank you so much 😊
Looks like they would melt in your mouth. 🤤😋 My grandma made the best shortbread I’ve ever had. I am sure this is how she made them. Thank you… I am going to try this over the weekend…and will make a batch with half the butter melted and browned, for extra nutty flavour. …but I will do a batch of ‘normal’ shortbread, because there’s nothing like sweet childhood memories! Blessings from Australia. Jen. ❤️🙏❤️🇦🇺❤️
I know there are lots of different versions, but I roll my dough out thinner and use a round biscuit cutter. I also add some dry ginger, so it's a ginger shortbread.
MUCH LOVE FROM THE STATES!! harrr me brother that's a fine culinary tradition there, executed with a rare mastery. how fine in color and crumb, we are bettered by your having shared this, dear friend
The Scot ancestors knew what they were doing with flour, sugar, and butter. I remember when I was a kid and tasted shortbread made by my Mother. It was pure pleasure. Pared with a large glass of cold milk made the snack time a calming moment for us energetic kids.
Rik, I finally tried this recipe and all I can say is Wow! My wife loved it! It tastes just as good as Walker's and is so simple to make. I had been looking at larger air fryers, and seeing the performance of yours led me to purchase one just like it. This was the first cook in my new air fryer and you didn't lead wrong on the fryer either! Thank you for all you do on here!!!
I have watched quite a few shortbread videos and I settled on your video for the ease of gram of ingredients. It just makes perfect sense to me!! The math is mathing for me! Ha! Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. I’ve made it three times so far and have several more batches to make. God bless you, sir.
For anyone wondering like I did... A 30 x 25 x 2 cm pan is 750 cm total. A pan at home you may already have would be a 9"x13" which is 754.8372 cm total, so close enough! Also thanks for the awesome recipe Rik!
I actually was wondering so thank you! I have all the ingredients measured out and am just waiting for the butter to soften to get these beauties made!
Thank you so much for explaining the process and showing up close how the dough should look and feel. I will try this tomorrow as I am now starting to make my cookies for gift giving.
Absolutely spot on, best and most authentic recipe on UA-cam! Incidentally, I get even better results using really cold butter. I grate it with a cheese grater (course) and then mix it with cold hands! Gives it a really nice course crumble.
I loved watching this guy. His accent alone was enjoyable to listen to while he makes his version of shortbread cookies. The cookies turned out great. I have the same countertop oven so i will make it soon. Thank you sir!
Another winner. They look better than delicious. Yes, I could eat the whole tray of them...not all in one day 😄...maybe two. The tip for remembering quantities is invaluable, thank you. No more packaged shortbread for me. I will also make it this Christmas as extra presents wrapped in cellophane and ribbons. Nothing nicer. Thanks for showcasing the best recipes without fuss. 5⭐
You make it look easy. Thank you for the explanation regarding the quantity and proportions of the ingredients. I think I can do this. It will be delicious. Thanks!
Love those cookies lots buy them at the store all the time chef know I am going to make them tomorrow chef . Happy Holidays over at the UK 🇬🇧 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🇨🇦
I love shortbreads..I have a suggestion from my kitchen. Black butter. Take your butter and caramelize it, cool it in the freezer, let it room temp again and add that to this recipe. You will not be disappointed. Nicely done sir.
Shortbread Recipe 400 gms butter room temp 200 gms sugar 600 gms flour Pinch of salt Hand mix until forms a crumbly ball that stays together Line pan with parchment paper Spread dough out in pan Push dough into corners til level Make score lines in pastry 🥮 Add fork holes in each cookie Bake in oven 140 C X 45 minutes
As someone who worked at Walkers a while back… you’ll never appreciate how half a tonne of shortbread is mixed in giant batches every 10 minutes and tipped into giant shortbread pressing machines at an astonishing rate. Nor will you ever endure the heat of factory 2 in summer time. Nor the joy of the chocolate house on line 3.
Made shortbread today, thanks for the recipe, worked the first time. Really clicked when you mentioned the ratios butter + sugar(butter/2)= flour then add generous pinch of salt. Added some vanilla as well, tasted wonderful. Will make again and try different flavorings. Thinking some ginger next time, or just go with pumpkin spice. Thanks for making the video!
Looked like a Tablespoon of salt...I think a pinch is supposed to be like 1/8 tsp...but it is unsalted butter and there is usually 1/4 tsp of salt in 4 oz of salted butter...but looks like it would be too salty.
My mom and I have Scots-Irish lineage from her side of the family. I don't know about anyone else on her side, but she and I love shortbread cookies. As of this Christmas, it's just her and I doing any kind of celebration, as my father very recently passed. (It's okay, though. You don't have to feel bad for us. He didn't exactly manage money well, and hid way too much from her. I'd go so far as to say he was a covert narcissist, the way he actually treated us both.) So, be that as it may, I want to make this Christmas as lovely for her as I can without spending a lot of money. She'd rather have something from the heart than something lavish, anyway. She's always been like that. I came across this video, and I knew it would be perfect. She's not a big coffee or tea person, but she loves hot cocoa, as do I. This may be my last Christmas with her, just because her health isn't the greatest. But whether it is or not, I love that I found something of our heritage to make. 😁
Thank you for your heartfelt comment. It's truly touching. Indeed, cherishing each moment is crucial, especially after experiencing the sudden loss of my Mum, who never had a day of illness. It was a peaceful departure for her, but left us grappling with the void. I sincerely hope that baking shortbread together helps strengthen your bond and enriches your cherished memories. Wishing you and your loved ones all the best, Rik.
OMG!!!!! I made them and it is the yummiest pastry I have ever done. It's hard to resist eating it while still hot (and soft! Surprise!) They harden as they cool down. I will never buy any cookies (or biscuits) again, I will keep baking these little addictive SOBs. OMG, can't stop eating them.
My mother always had some rice flour for crispiness and the sugar she used is finer than regular sugar (I assume that is what you are calling caster sugar) called berry sugar. Her rule of thumb is when you think you have worked it enough work it some more. It is made like refrigerated cookies, rolled, chilled, cut 1/4", pricked with a fork and baked. I don't make it anymore as it just tastes like more.
@@BackyardChef No, it was berry sugar, a finer granulated sugar, (and there was some best brown sugar [no longer available but regular soft brown sugar will do] as well). I do know what icing sugar is. I became the official shortbread maker in the family. My relatives on my father's side of the family said it was better than my Scottish grandmother's shortbread. My mother's recipe comes very close to Walkers texture and mouth feel. My mother got the recipe from a Scottish nurse she was working with in Vancouver a very long time ago, around the time I was born. I give the recipe away to preserve it and it is written with an embedded story by me.
My Scottish Nanna also used rice flour, half of which was ground rice…gave it a more traditional, grittier mouth feel. So 2/3 regular flour, 1/3 the two rice flours. She always described commercial shortbread made without ground rice as confectionery 😂
@@BarneyBoy365 my mothers was 4 cups of AP flour to 1/4 rice flour - the other ingredient were 1 pound unsalted butter, 1 cup of berry (fine granulated but not icing) sugar, 1/4 cup of soft brown sugar, 1/4 tsp of vanilla, a pinch of salt and I always liked her instructions "when you think you have worked it enough then work it some more". They are made like refrigerator cookies cut 1/4" thick and then pricked with a fork. A lot of the recipe covers all those details that make a huge difference which includes ageing them. I added one of my own about cooking then longer to get more colour on the bottom which gives them a bit of a caramel taste as I always got the slightly over cooked ones and I prefer them.
I know this is a video from a while ago, but I just had to leave a comment. I just made this recipe, and WOW is it amazing!!! So delicious, almost fluffy in consistency, and so light and crumbly. Fantastic! I followed your instructions exactly, in particular the ration of flour, sugar, butter, and salt. Much better than Walker's if youy ask me!
Most cookies do not have milk. Butter, flour, eggs..yes, but not milk. I'm curious which cookie recipe has milk? In the case of biscuits like these 3 ingredients.i use salted butter. It's the kneading that binds the flour and swells the flour. Icing is for taste.
This recipe looks like the real deal... The color, the thickness of the baked biscuits and the whole process is so simple yet so appealing... Best recipe for shortbread... Thank u❤
Thank you. Best, Rik
Looks amazing, shall definitely try it out , and hope it will turn out as good as yours Cheff.❤
It will. Best, Rik
Can I use margarine if I don't have butter or I need to add some powdered milk since butter contains some milk but margarine doesn't???
Can I use margarine if I don't have butter or I need to add some powdered milk since butter contains some milk but margarine doesn't???
1 Part sugar, 2 parts butter, 3 parts flour. Making 6 parts in all. That really is a simple recipe, cheers Rik.
Hope you enjoy. Thank you. Best, Rik
Or, the 1,2,3 method :
1 c Butter
2 c Sugar
3 c Flour
Parts by weight not volume
@thomaseland3136 An important distinction. I'm not a fan of volumetric measurement. My default setting is weight.
@@darnstewart Thank you. Best, Rik
Exactly how my Scottish grandmother taught me how to make a short. Happy to see it done properly.
Thank you, hope you enjoy it. Best, Rik
When I was about ten or eleven, an old Scottish woman (who by the way used to drink vodka while visiting and called it “holy water”, gave name her cherished recipe for short bread and taught me how to make it. I was in 4-H cooking and she thought I should use her shortbread recipe for my fair entry. I did and it went so far as to win first place at the local fair and first place at the state fair. Now at 69, I still carry on her legacy for shortbread and give her full credit for it when I make it.
Can we have the recipe? Please
Are you willing to share recipe? His looks great as well.
Can you kindly share her recipe?
Please
@@gopro7164 honestly…. It is the same recipe he used.
That was one hell of a pinch of salt!! LOL You're my kind of chef! 😁❤
same! 😅@@TH-bx9qb
😁
more like a punch of salt - damn even a mike tyson type punch of salt😆
@@TH-bx9qb I mean, have you seen the volume of the other ingredients?
A pinch or maybe a tablespoon lol. OMG!
WOW😮, THIS IS IT. This is what I have been searching for for a LONNNNNGGGG time.
I love, love ,love Shortbread! I did not know it is made of only 3 ingredients! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
mom was a Scot, a Stirling.. growing up she made shortbread for her father and then later for my dad.. thanks for the authentic recipe.
Thanks for sharing!! Best, Rik
It isn’t Christmas until I have Walker’s Shortbread. I’ve always wanted to make ‘their’ recipe for shortbread. Thank you.
Shortbread biscuits and pound cake, 2 old school classics, thanks for the 1,2,3 ratio on the shortbread... well done! From an old school American 😊
Thank you Kati. Best, Rik
...Do you have a pound cake recipe, that you can share? Thank you, for your shortbread recipe. ❤
@@BackyardChef could you share pound cake recipe pls?
Rik, just listening to you I get the impression that you are a trained professional, who has cooked over the world, and taught many people to join your profession. Even the way you format your recipes reminds of of how pro chefs used to create their notebooks. Furthermore, I find your recipe descriptions to enjoyable as well. You're not just helping people get their nostalgia kick. You're quietly telling them about what it was like in the very tough Good Old Days. You have the makings of a storyteller about you, and focusing those around a recipe gives us something more than just food. Just my 2 cents.
Wow! You have a clear vision and thank you for sharing! Let's not make it all complicated is my way. Folks need to cook - times are changing full circle - there could be shortages and if folks have confidence they can make a good meal from various ingredients. Its not all posh nosh - its about enjoying what we have. You my friend are amazing! Best, Rik
This is the real deal chef. Thanks for the recipe. I tried it using the ratios as explained, and my shortbread was out of this world. I was so proud of myself 😂. Thanks to you
You are very welcome. There is no BS cooking on my channel. Best, Rik
Oh, my Goodness….. Jumping into my Kitchen Right, Now❤
Thank you. Best, Rik
Looks delicious! With a rich cup of tea I'll be in heaven. Lol❤
Agree there. Best, Rik
I just finished a cup of tea and shortbread (Walker's).
What a great way to remember the recipe amounts, easy peasy! Thanks!
Thank you. Best, Rik
Been making Shortbread like this for years my Canadian friends love it I sometime add vanilla or almond extract it’s really lovely with the almond extract.
Yes vanilla is a way to go. Best, Rik
I was thinking of adding minced, crystallised ginger or citrus peel.
Yesterday I saw this video. Later that night I made a batch, I didn’t have a deep enough pan so I overcooked them a bit, but I tried again today and baked them for a shorter amount of time and they came out amazing! Such an easy recipe I already have it memorized!
Cheers Michael - yes nothing hard on my channel - I like folks to be able to make with their hard earned money. I have had a telling off as usual - eating too many with a cup of tea or a mug of coffee. I won't be making any for a month then I will sneak some made. Best, Rik
@@BackyardChefso many shortbread recipes but this is the best I have seen, nice and easy to remember, thank you so much xx
Thank you Pam. Best, Rik
Hi! Sounds like a great recipe! If You did add the cornflour, how much would you add to this recipe? Thank you!
Exact same recipe my mom used. My favorite. Sometimes we would store them in an airtight container for a few weeks, she said it enhances the flavor.
how does it change? in the fridge '?
@@hibiscusflower5911 No room temperature, it intensifies the flavor. Martha Stewart does too.
thank you! What kind of butter do you use? apparently in Canada we have some weak butter@@susankarma173
1-2-3 dough makes for the best biscuits. Absolutely delicious.
Thank you. Best, Rik
Very attractive just as Scottish short bread
Thank You. Best, Rik
My grandmother always taught me that when you’re mixing it out you keep adding flour until you see the dough crack then you know he will have the perfect amount
This is a very helpful tip. Thank you😊
I like your style.A pleasure to watch.I can smell that shortbread!
Thanks for watching! Thank you. Best, Rik
I've just watched your video with the kids at our school and we've decided that these will be our christmas cookies for our local charity christmas market. We wanted to do something different this year (so not the usual German cookies). Thanks for the inspiration!
This is the EXACT recipe my mum always uses. She has queues for her shortbread! She also mixes using only 1 hand, to stop the mixture getting too hot. Love it!
Cheers Martin - its defo an Old school recipe Ive been making it for years - the trouble is I eat too much with coffee's Best, Rik
how much flour
Love the one hand tip. Makes sense, thanks.
@@BackyardChef] shorts? Mm? Mm 11:29 😮⁷
I'm 63 years old, and @6:58, just for a moment, I was transported back to my kindergarten days learning how to write and spell, because our teacher, Mrs. Worrell, used a contraption that held 4-5 pieces of chalk at one time to make a letter size guide on the blackboard! Very nice recipe, too! Looks fun to make.
Memories are the best. p.s. you have only a year ahead on me.Best, Rik
There is a very nice German version of this called 'Heidesand'. The major difference is that in the German version you would melt and brown the butter making beurre noisette as the French call it before making the dough. Otherwise it is pretty much the same but you can add some vanilla essence as well.
Traditionally you would shape the dough into a thick sausage, refrigerate overnight and cut it into rounds before baking.
Thanks for sharing - it sounds absolutely amazing. Best, rik
@@BackyardChef They are very, very nice indeed. The browned butter adds a nutty depth to the flavour but they are also scarily expensive if you buy them from a bakery. I might start making some tonight as I am salivating thinking of them. ;)
PS: German bakeries are on a different level! If you got some spare time google images of them and be amazed but what would expect from a country that has well over 1200 different types of bread!
In America, browned butter. Delicious in every way.
In Brittany there's the same delicious recipe. Thank you 👋
Gustav, that's sounds like a great idea, I'll give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this shortbread tutorial,& demystifying the process… these are the best little sweets !!💕
Thank you. Best, Rik
Hola Rik, the air fry oven arrived today and the very first cooking was your short bread. Oh my a taste of heaven! Thank you.
Nice one - Best, Rik
I found myself waiting to see you break it in half to enjoy a bite. LOL. I do so like your recipes. Thank you for all the great ideas. 😊
Thank You. Best, Rik
Have always looked up for a recipe for shortbread 😮 but not satisfied with ones i found..but yours is the one that is pure delight and classic …yummy thank you so much 😊
This is amazing,an old papa teaching how to make a delicious short bread, fantastic
Thank you. Best, Rik
Looks like they would melt in your mouth. 🤤😋
My grandma made the best shortbread I’ve ever had. I am sure this is how she made them.
Thank you… I am going to try this over the weekend…and will make a batch with half the butter melted and browned, for extra nutty flavour. …but I will do a batch of ‘normal’ shortbread, because there’s nothing like sweet childhood memories!
Blessings from Australia.
Jen.
❤️🙏❤️🇦🇺❤️
Thank you, Jen, Grandma's recipes are always the best. Best, Rik
This is really good always loved shortbread now I can try it thank you but this looks so delicious 😋😋🎉 thanks from Cape town South Africa
You always make everything so easy and delicious- thank you dear sir!
Thank you. Best, Rik
I know there are lots of different versions, but I roll my dough out thinner and use a round biscuit cutter. I also add some dry ginger, so it's a ginger shortbread.
MUCH LOVE FROM THE STATES!! harrr me brother that's a fine culinary tradition there, executed with a rare mastery. how fine in color and crumb, we are bettered by your having shared this, dear friend
Loved reading this! Best, Rik
The Scot ancestors knew what they were doing with flour, sugar, and butter. I remember when I was a kid and tasted shortbread made by my Mother. It was pure pleasure. Pared with a large glass of cold milk made the snack time a calming moment for us energetic kids.
Agreed! Thanks for sharing, Jerry. Best, Rik
Hello from Maine, USA. I loved your video and thank you for sharing with us. I am definitely baking these.
Hello, thank you for joining us here. Best, Rik
Rik, I finally tried this recipe and all I can say is Wow! My wife loved it! It tastes just as good as Walker's and is so simple to make. I had been looking at larger air fryers, and seeing the performance of yours led me to purchase one just like it. This was the first cook in my new air fryer and you didn't lead wrong on the fryer either! Thank you for all you do on here!!!
Great to hear! Thank you. Best, Rik
This recipe is so easy to follow and makes the most delicious shortbread thank you for the recipe 🙏
Thank you. Best, Rik
I love the word "squiggy"! It's perfect. How come I never heard it before!!! 😉
I have watched quite a few shortbread videos and I settled on your video for the ease of gram of ingredients. It just makes perfect sense to me!! The math is mathing for me! Ha!
Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. I’ve made it three times so far and have several more batches to make. God bless you, sir.
Thank you for sharing, appreciated. Thank you. Best, Rik
Just made these yesterday and I came here to say YOU’RE THE REAL MVP!!!
I will take that, thank you very much! Best, Rik
The best recipe of shortbread. Thank you very much
Thank You. Best, Rik
That IS a beautiful shortbread biscuit, looks really good!
Real old fashioned shortbread
Simply is sumptious scrumptious
One of the most satusfying treats ever
Thank you 😋 Best, Rik
Thank you, I won’t be buying them anymore. Just made my first batch and all I can say is yummy.
🤤
The ingredients are readily available easy process definitely looking forward to give it a try
Thank you. Best, Rik
For anyone wondering like I did... A 30 x 25 x 2 cm pan is 750 cm total. A pan at home you may already have would be a 9"x13" which is 754.8372 cm total, so close enough! Also thanks for the awesome recipe Rik!
Thank You. Best, Rik
I actually was wondering so thank you! I have all the ingredients measured out and am just waiting for the butter to soften to get these beauties made!
I could listen to talk all day!! I really LUV YOU!!! TY!!!
Carole, I really love your comment, Thanks you. Best, Rik
Thank you so much for explaining the process and showing up close how the dough should look and feel. I will try this tomorrow as I am now starting to make my cookies for gift giving.
You are so welcome! Best, Rik
Absolutely spot on, best and most authentic recipe on UA-cam! Incidentally, I get even better results using really cold butter. I grate it with a cheese grater (course) and then mix it with cold hands! Gives it a really nice course crumble.
Thank you very much! Yes its a good recipe. Thanks for sharing. Best, Rik
12 oz plain flour, 8 oz butter, 4 oz sugar. is the recipe I learnt at schoool many years ago.
Same ratio as this recipe
Oh yes memories
The 2, 4, 6 method. The best!. No need for salt either!
@@LAnderson-gj7pe what is 2 4 6?
Exactly the same as Ricky recipe
I loved watching this guy. His accent alone was enjoyable to listen to while he makes his version of shortbread cookies. The cookies turned out great. I have the same countertop oven so i will make it soon. Thank you sir!
Thank you. Best, Rik
Shortbread cookies have been my favorite for years. Thank you for teaching me how to make these. ❤❤
You won't be thanking me for long Sherry these are ridiculously easy to make and very Moorish, especially with a brew of choice. Best, Rik
Another winner. They look better than delicious. Yes, I could eat the whole tray of them...not all in one day 😄...maybe two. The tip for remembering quantities is invaluable, thank you. No more packaged shortbread for me. I will also make it this Christmas as extra presents wrapped in cellophane and ribbons. Nothing nicer.
Thanks for showcasing the best recipes without fuss. 5⭐
Thanks for sharing. Thank you. Best, Rik
Brilliant, love the rawness of the delivery and the presentation method! Thank you for taking the time to create, keep up the good work!
This recipe gets the pick for me to try at home. I love the color on the backs/bottom. I’m jealous that you get to taste these!
You make it look easy. Thank you for the explanation regarding the quantity and proportions of the ingredients. I think I can do this. It will be delicious. Thanks!
You can do it - Best, Rik
Love those cookies lots buy them at the store all the time chef know I am going to make them tomorrow chef . Happy Holidays over at the UK 🇬🇧 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🇨🇦
Happy Holidays to you too! Thank You. Best, Rik
I love shortbreads..I have a suggestion from my kitchen. Black butter. Take your butter and caramelize it, cool it in the freezer, let it room temp again and add that to this recipe. You will not be disappointed. Nicely done sir.
@@PlasmaStorm73 interesting, thanks for the info. That's how it was presented to me originally.
I'd say if you browned the butter and put a tea spoon of vanilla in it -- yum
A pleasure to watch and listen to - no needless background noise. Thank you.
Thanks, Grace, I've learned so much from starting out. My early videos had music on - thought that was the way to go - but it wasn't. Best, Rik
Shortbread Recipe
400 gms butter room temp
200 gms sugar
600 gms flour
Pinch of salt
Hand mix until forms a crumbly ball that stays together
Line pan with parchment paper
Spread dough out in pan
Push dough into corners til level
Make score lines in pastry 🥮
Add fork holes in each cookie
Bake in oven 140 C
X 45 minutes
Thanks❤
Thanks
Thanks for this summary.
Thanks for recipe. This bloke is sooooo rude in comments to people. Turning off now. Thanks again.
Thank you
Dis is de most perfect nd easiest short bread cookie recipe i have seen on UA-cam soo far. Am definitely trying dis. .
I saved this video! I have got to try this! Maybe without so much salt. ❤️😄
Yes salt to taste - Best, Rik
Those look delicious!!! In my opinion and experience its all about the quality of your butter 👍 yummy
Thank you. Best, Rik
As someone who worked at Walkers a while back… you’ll never appreciate how half a tonne of shortbread is mixed in giant batches every 10 minutes and tipped into giant shortbread pressing machines at an astonishing rate. Nor will you ever endure the heat of factory 2 in summer time. Nor the joy of the chocolate house on line 3.
Your absolutely right - However I will endure my kitchen at 40 degrees here in Thailand for the last 21 yrs. Thank You. Best, Rik
Made shortbread today, thanks for the recipe, worked the first time. Really clicked when you mentioned the ratios butter + sugar(butter/2)= flour then add generous pinch of salt. Added some vanilla as well, tasted wonderful. Will make again and try different flavorings. Thinking some ginger next time, or just go with pumpkin spice. Thanks for making the video!
Great to hear! Thank you. Best, Rik
That look like a whole lot more than a pinch of salt 🤣🤣🤣
Big hand - Best, Rik
Looked like a Tablespoon of salt...I think a pinch is supposed to be like 1/8 tsp...but it is unsalted butter and there is usually 1/4 tsp of salt in 4 oz of salted butter...but looks like it would be too salty.
You know cooking is about tailoring, adjusting to taste - that's what you should do just tailor it to your own needs. Best, Rik
What size oven tin do you use Thanks
its the tin that comes with the oven - 30 x 25 x 2 cm. Best, Rik
I CAN SMELL THEM FROM HERE.
THEY LOOK SO PERFECT. YOU
DID A WONDERFUL JOB ON THE
SCORING, FORK AND FINAL CUT.
This came up today, they look so delicious. Taken my butter out to soften, making these tonight. Thank you for such a great recipe!
Hope you enjoy shortbread as much as I do. Best, Rik
@BackyardChef I'm onto it now. We will definitely enjoy them
Hi Rik, I loved the ingredients formula that you you used to make the shortbread, its easy to remember. Thank you for simplifying cooking and baking.
You are very welcome. thank you for taking time to watch and comment. Best, Rik
The straight lines was soo satisfying 😊 Literally, these cookies are my families favorites!!! Thank you!!
Cut them wonky still satisfying - ha ha ha. Thank you. Best, Rik
Just made these shortbread cookies , and are so delicious. Thanks Chef. Will be surely trying more of your recipes
Thank you. Best, Rik
Easy & Simple.
Thank You🙏🏼
From Chennai India❤
பரவாயில்லை Best, Rik
My wife used to make a "Scotch Shortbread" using oatmeal instead of flour. I loved it!
But I think I'll try this one, too!
Thank you. Best, Rik
Thank you looking forward to trying this as sea level
Thank you for this wonderful recipe, “Backyard Chef”.
Thank you. Best, Rik
Never realised shortbread was so simple, thx for the clear vid
Yes one of the easiest of biscuits - reduce sugar for less sweet. Best, Rik
I've always loved shortbread. This looks better than anything store bought in the USA.
Thank you. Best, Rik
Just loved it, now I can peacefully start my pastries business by using this recipe.. thank you for sharing 🥰😍
Don't forget to add a pitch of salt😂
YUM! So tantalizing...makes me want to just eat the dough.
Thank you for making the measurement ratio so simple!
My mom and I have Scots-Irish lineage from her side of the family. I don't know about anyone else on her side, but she and I love shortbread cookies. As of this Christmas, it's just her and I doing any kind of celebration, as my father very recently passed. (It's okay, though. You don't have to feel bad for us. He didn't exactly manage money well, and hid way too much from her. I'd go so far as to say he was a covert narcissist, the way he actually treated us both.)
So, be that as it may, I want to make this Christmas as lovely for her as I can without spending a lot of money. She'd rather have something from the heart than something lavish, anyway. She's always been like that. I came across this video, and I knew it would be perfect. She's not a big coffee or tea person, but she loves hot cocoa, as do I. This may be my last Christmas with her, just because her health isn't the greatest. But whether it is or not, I love that I found something of our heritage to make. 😁
Thank you for your heartfelt comment. It's truly touching. Indeed, cherishing each moment is crucial, especially after experiencing the sudden loss of my Mum, who never had a day of illness. It was a peaceful departure for her, but left us grappling with the void. I sincerely hope that baking shortbread together helps strengthen your bond and enriches your cherished memories. Wishing you and your loved ones all the best, Rik.
@@BackyardChef It's mostly me who's doing the baking, really, at this point. 😅 But I do have fond memories of baking with her when she was younger. 😁
Making this today for Christmas pressies and for us to enjoy 😊❤ thanks Rik
Happy Holidays! Thank You. Best, Rik
OMG!!!!! I made them and it is the yummiest pastry I have ever done. It's hard to resist eating it while still hot (and soft! Surprise!) They harden as they cool down. I will never buy any cookies (or biscuits) again, I will keep baking these little addictive SOBs. OMG, can't stop eating them.
Thank you for sharing. Watch you don't over eat. Best, Rik
Thank you very much; I will definitely be making this recipe as these are my favourite cookies! :)
Thank you. Best, Rik
I love shortbread, but never tried to before. No excuses now, looks simple. Thanks Rik
Its an easy one to be honest - Best, Rik
That is a beautiful biscuit! Nice work
Thank you very much! Best, Rik
The way you added The pinch of salt is wonderful 😊. Great recipe by the way
Yes, there have been some comments on that - no worries - adjust to taste. Best, Rik
Love you Rik Thank-you been looking for a simple shortbread recipe, going to make them for Christmas, hope you have a good one❤
Same to you! Thank You. Best, Rik
My mother always had some rice flour for crispiness and the sugar she used is finer than regular sugar (I assume that is what you are calling caster sugar) called berry sugar. Her rule of thumb is when you think you have worked it enough work it some more. It is made like refrigerated cookies, rolled, chilled, cut 1/4", pricked with a fork and baked. I don't make it anymore as it just tastes like more.
Do you think she may have used icing sugar - sugar ground into a powder? That is sometimes used in pastry. Best, Rik
@@BackyardChef No, it was berry sugar, a finer granulated sugar, (and there was some best brown sugar [no longer available but regular soft brown sugar will do] as well). I do know what icing sugar is. I became the official shortbread maker in the family. My relatives on my father's side of the family said it was better than my Scottish grandmother's shortbread. My mother's recipe comes very close to Walkers texture and mouth feel. My mother got the recipe from a Scottish nurse she was working with in Vancouver a very long time ago, around the time I was born. I give the recipe away to preserve it and it is written with an embedded story by me.
All sounds amazing - thanks for sharing. Best, Rik
My Scottish Nanna also used rice flour, half of which was ground rice…gave it a more traditional, grittier mouth feel.
So 2/3 regular flour, 1/3 the two rice flours. She always described commercial shortbread made without ground rice as confectionery 😂
@@BarneyBoy365 my mothers was 4 cups of AP flour to 1/4 rice flour - the other ingredient were 1 pound unsalted butter, 1 cup of berry (fine granulated but not icing) sugar, 1/4 cup of soft brown sugar, 1/4 tsp of vanilla, a pinch of salt and I always liked her instructions "when you think you have worked it enough then work it some more". They are made like refrigerator cookies cut 1/4" thick and then pricked with a fork. A lot of the recipe covers all those details that make a huge difference which includes ageing them. I added one of my own about cooking then longer to get more colour on the bottom which gives them a bit of a caramel taste as I always got the slightly over cooked ones and I prefer them.
Wow You made it in good shape with out rolling pin .Great talent
Thank you so much 😊Best, Rik
I go 1, 2, 3 - 1 portion of sugar, 2 portions of butter, 3 portions of flour. Easy. Been making these for over 10 years now.
Yes, that's what he said.
are they crispy ?
I know this is a video from a while ago, but I just had to leave a comment. I just made this recipe, and WOW is it amazing!!! So delicious, almost fluffy in consistency, and so light and crumbly. Fantastic! I followed your instructions exactly, in particular the ration of flour, sugar, butter, and salt. Much better than Walker's if youy ask me!
Wonderful! It is better I think. I can't say that though. Thank you. Best, Rik
Looks yummy like the original way shortbread was made.😍❤️
Lovely,perfect texture and colour
Thank you. Best, Rik
Watching from Nigeria❤ i love love your recipe ❤❤❤.
Hi Fatima - love to Nigeria. Best, Rik
Fascinating mix, altho I closed my eyes each time the ‘pinch’ of salt is added. 🤯 🫣
Thank you. Best, Rik
I have a new cookie recipe for Christmas. Thank you! They looked delish!!
Most cookies do not have milk. Butter, flour, eggs..yes, but not milk. I'm curious which cookie recipe has milk?
In the case of biscuits like these 3 ingredients.i use salted butter.
It's the kneading that binds the flour and swells the flour. Icing is for taste.
This recipe is the best to me ❤ love shortbred ❤forever
Thank you. Best, Rik
OMG, WONDERFUL BISCUITS!!!!!! Love it, Very easy to remember this recipe.
Thank you for the mouthwatering Recipe ❤❤❤
In Germany we call this dough shortcrust.😊