[Sca-cooks] Period Flour Query and shortbread

[Anne-Marie Rousseau]

Yep, that's my recipe too. Though I've been known to accidentally throw in
candied ginger, powdered ginger and fresh minced ginger... ;)

Hmm. Rice flour would do some interesting things to the texture. Might have
to try that!

--AM

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[mailto:sca-cooks-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Sue Clemenger
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 8:07 AM
To: Cooks within the SCA
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Period Flour Query and shortbread

I've always wondered about that...well, at least since I saw my first
shortbread recipe that included rice flour, and thought WTF?
What effect would reducing the gluten have on the shortbread? Make it more
tender or something? When I make it, I just use regular unbleached flour,
sugar, and unsalted butter...yumm....
--Maire, actually thinking of making some this weekend so that she can get
the butter out of the house before Lent starts in a couple of weeks....