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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal154
  • fat9g
  • saturates5g
  • carbs20g
  • sugars5g
  • fibre1g
  • protein1g
  • salt0.2g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Lightly oil a baking sheet. Beat the butter, then cream it with the sugar and orange zest until light. Stir in the flour and baking powder and mix together to form a dough.

  • step 2

    Divide the mixture into 10 balls, arrange on a baking sheet. Press each ball fl at with the tip of a round-bladed knife. Chill for 15 mins, then bake for 12-15 mins until light golden. Leave on the baking sheet for 2 mins before releasing with a palette knife. Slide onto a rack to cool. Will keep stored in an airtight container for up to a week.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2006

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Overall rating

A star rating of 4.2 out of 5.27 ratings

vevanne

better than ones made with normal flour

ChefBrianW

Not as crisp and crumbly as I prefer. I like more of a traditional shortbread recipe.

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Carys-J

I've made a few variations of this recipe: -One with vanilla essence instead of orange, then glace icing on top once cooled. Went down well with my 6 year old niece! -One with almond essence instead of orange, with flaked almonds on top before cooking. -One with orange essence and cocoa powder for…

anncardus

I followed the recipe without zest and with choc chips instead and biscuits fell apart as I tried to move them to rack. Where am I going wrong? Any ideas?

Jill Cheer

Can you please tell me what other flour I can use in the crisp orange shortbread , I don`t need gluten free, Thank you

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