Tulip's Kitchen: Millionaire's Shortbread

Thursday, 12 June 2008

Millionaire's Shortbread

I rolled my shortbread IN the stoneware baker

with this...my new pampered chef rolling pin, right to the edge, no mess, no fuss and it turned out very even, I also used the pastry tool to prick it before it went into the oven.

I couldn't post a photo of the finished dish (I heard the thankful sigh of relief from all you IPD'ers) but the kids got to it before my camera did!!!

3 comments:

Marie Rayner said...: Your sausages make me wish I was eating sausage these days and I would so have loved to see the finished shortbreads, but it's probably good that I didn't. I swear looking at food photos makes you gain weight!!!; 12 June 2008 at 06:53
Tulip said...: Marie, its good you didn't see the finished dish....you'd have had to go and make it for yourself...it was fantastic! Remember you can get beef sausages too and you could always make your own!; 13 June 2008 at 08:09
Raquel said...: I love that little rolling pin widget-thingie! Mom has a wooden one that we have had for years and years, it is probably older than me. We like to use it to roll pizza dough out. I have a stoneware pan that I got from King Arthur that I use for shortbread - it has designs in the bottom, all Celtic.; 13 June 2008 at 13:11

This started out as a place for all those recipes on scraps of paper...

...the photocopies, my barbie folder, the crumpled napkins, the hastily scribbled notes, you know the sort of thing! But it has turned into so much more!
I now show all my pampered chef recipes, along with all my wheat free, IPD (Idiot Proof Diet) recipes along with anything I find off the IPD forum. I've even cooked up recipes for others as they'd like to see the dish made before attempting it. I'm open to suggestions but please remember that this was started as a personal project, I'm not a photographer, I don't get paid for it, its just for fun!

Feel free let me know if you have any questions or you need a recipe that I haven't posted or indeed any corrections. This is usually done very early in the morning when I've just woke up or very late at night when i should be asleep...you get the picture!!!

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Cooking Tips

* Keep turning pork chops over, don't let the moisture cook out of them. Cook only till pink then let them finish off while resting, this way you won't over cook them.

* To test to see if an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of cold, salted water. If it sinks, it's fresh. If it floats, throw it away!!

* Get yourself a bunch of fresh corinader, wash and trim the stems. Dry on paper towels then put in individual freezer snack bags. Freeze. When you need some fresh coriander just get a pack from the freezer, crush or chop and add to your recipe.

* Use a pizza cutter to cut bars or tray bakes into nice, smooth squares.

* To keep cauliflower white while cooking - add a little milk to the water.

* Microwave a lemon for 15 seconds and double the juice you get before squeezing.

* To remove egg shells from a batter, use the remaining shell to attract the piece.

* If you need only 1/2 an onion, save the root half. It will last longer.

* One pound of all purpose flour is the equivalent to 4 cups.

* When using rice, remember that 1 cup of uncooked long-grain white rice makes 3 cups cooked.