Julia’s shortbread recipe

Ingredients

4oz butter
2oz caster sugar
6oz self raising flour.

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 (160 fan)
Melt the butter in a saucepan and then stir in the sugar and flour.
Tip the mixture into an 8 inch cake tin and smooth out with a knife.
Divide into 12 segments and prick around the outside with a fork.
Bake in the oven for between 15 and 20 minutes. It should be golden brown when ready.
It will be very soft when hot so leave in the tin to cool completely.
Cut out the segments and then either scatter with a little more sugar, coat in melted chocolate or cover in glace icing.

Ed—I couldn’t fine a picture with the melted chocolate on top—but that’s my favourite!