Classic Gluten Free Shortbread Recipes

CLASSIC GLUTEN FREE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 13 inch x 9 inch baking pan with parchment paper (or waxed) paper and butter the paper.
• In a medium bowl, beat butter and sugar until well combined. Beat in vanilla extract. Beat in flour. Dough will first form pea-sized lumps, then will quickly start to come together. Stop beating as soon as dough starts to form one big lump.
• Turn dough onto parchment (or waxed) paper in baking pan. Place another sheet of paper over dough. Using an offset spatula or your hands, pat dough down firmly and evenly into pan, making sure you fill in the corners.
• Prick dough all over with a fork. Bake for 20 minutes or until shortbread is golden and edges are just beginning to color.
• Cool for about 15 minutes in baking pan, then cut as desired with a sharp knife. Allow to cool in pan before serving.
• This is another recipe that has many possible variations. Here are a few of my favorites:
• Cardamom shortbread--Omit the vanilla and substitute 1 teaspoon of ground cardamom
• Chocolate chip shortbread--Beat in 1 cup of mini chocolate chips after adding the flour
• Ginger chip shortbread--Omit vanilla and substitute 1 teaspoon ground ginger, after beating in the flour, beat in 1/2 cup of crystallized ginger chips (Ginger People and Reeds both sell those packaged or simply dice your own from chunks of candied crystallized ginger).

SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD, GLUTEN-FREE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place almond flour, brown rice flour, sorghum flour, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, ginger, and salt together in a large resealable bag; seal and shake well to combine.
• Mix butter and flour mixture together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well combined.
• Roll dough into walnut-size balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets; flatten balls slightly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, about 27 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

GLUTEN-FREE SALTED CARAMEL MILLIONAIRE'S SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line the base of a 20cm square cake tin and lightly butter the sides. Blitz the flour, butter and sugar with a pinch of salt and 2 tbsp ice cold water in a food processor until you have a clumpy mixture. Press this into the prepared tin and bake for 25 mins until light golden. Set aside to cool completely.
• For the caramel, place all of the ingredients in a saucepan. Melt everything together over a low-medium heat until the sugar has dissolved, then turn up the heat and bring to a gentle simmer. Stir continuously for 8-10 mins until the mixture has thickened and darkened a little. Pour the mixture over the biscuit base and chill for 2 hrs.
• Once the caramel is set, melt the two chocolates in separate bowls, either in short bursts in the microwave or or set over a pan of gently simmering water. Spoon both chocolates over the caramel, then gently swirl it using a cocktail stick to create a marbled effect. Chill for a further 40 mins. Bring to room temperature before slicing into 12 squares.