European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Is  Lor us rustic lifting villages like Stornoway right. And who Tould mention Scotland without thinking at fax Helfant Whitby Bui if country is Alia Home of Savory Harl Bettad. Milnder enough to mall in your Mouth. Once you be tasted a piece of really Good scottish Shortbread  fresh act homemade you la appreciate fully  Rebecca West  when she wrote fifty vim a " Black lint my Cray Falcon  Chi abundant Scotland Truu t hungry Tori Cri a tows How la make irs cakes Rich h Tull or urn he Viperi Ocial 4-o/upf of u in i ii if i in til Liisi Man Hirw Len tilt Niszli to i  san i h  scottish Shortbread 1 Pound 4 Sticks 2 cups cold Buller 1 cup sugar 5 cups All purpose Ilc tur sifted before measuring Sec notes Al end in recipe i it the mid build a Grilii a l.irsi1 bowl my  it i i Kly by  until it is Siil and  not oily. Add tin Sii Griir. My i Ream together ll"1 butter and us Vir by mailing them  the sides of tin bowl with a Large a Oilen Sponn until the niixliirt1 ii Light and Lully. Add the Flutur t Tup Al .1 time for King in inn the Bulli a Wilb the tips of your Snihir i until All the insure clients bind lit Sellier. Form the Dougli Inlo .1 Ball it  it quickly and i Billy using j lib lil Imich until it is snip old and soft. Divide the dough i half and Giorni  ii  into .1 Ball. Press each Ball if Ali Jufith Inlo an even , Onil ill sail  d together lib ll"1 Fiol Lrtil. In Cli shrill. Ii variation if you re a  Purist tins Sun i Slu ii will Wilu Resy. Lul i be i shivered thai you i .111 make .1 very nil i Almond  by rising Ilic  it i e for  suit Lish . Wilh the following  s Suhs dilute i nip of Linely ground blanched Al Moerls for i cup of All purpose flour mixing the ground almonds together Wilh the flour. Afler the Butler and  have been creamed together add the freshly grated Peel of i Lemon and i Teaspoon of Vanilla extract blending these Well Vilh the Bull a mixture before adding the flour Al Mol mixture. Mix and  according to the recipe for classic scottish Shortbread. It to Mold the  dough  is to imprint a design on in before baking use a wooden or glazed earthenware Mold about the size of an Bini h round cake pan. Brush the Mold with vegetable Oil and Sprinkle in liberally with granulated sugar. Press the Shortbread dough firmly and evenly into the Mold. Using ,1 look pick Pierce the dough in several places to within Winch from the Bottom of the Mold. Place an a greased baking Sheet on the Mold invert the iwo together and carefully lift off the Mold. The design will be imprinted on lop of the Shortbread dough. Bake As directed in the recipe. Some stoneware holds Marie especially for Shortbread have instructions for baking Llie Shortbread in the Mold itself 7 for giving Shortbread As a gift a instead of culling the Shortbread into wedges you can leave the rounds whole place each one on 3 paper doily then wrap Wilh aluminium foil and tie with Christmas ribbon b place the Shortbread whole or Cul Inlo pieces in a decorated Metal Box Wilh a tightly fitting id. Put a layer of Wax paper Between each layer of Shortbread. Tightly packed Shortbread can be mailed without breaking apart. Novt Mytr 13, 1w& in Ripe Atuf Juliot