Knock 'em Dead Shortbread

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup butter, refrigerated
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 turn your oven to 300°f to heat up. grease the inside of the pan with butter on a paper towel.
• 2 put a strainer over a large mixing bowl and pour the flour into it. shake the flour into the bowl.
• 3 cut the butter into small pieces and put them into a bowl. mix them with a blunt knife to coat them with flour.
• 4 rub the pieces of butter between your fingertips. lift the mixture and let it fall back into the bowl as you rub.
• 5 continue rubbing in the flour until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. stir in the sugar with a wooden spoon.
• 6 holding the bowl in one hand, squeeze the mixture into a ball. the heat from your hand makes the mixture stick together.
• 7 press the mixture into the pan with your fingers, then use a spoon to smooth the top and make it level.
• 8 use prongs of a fork to press a pattern around the edge. then cut the mixture into eight pieces.
• 9 bake for 30 minutes until it is golden brown. leave the bread for 5 minutes before putting it on a wire rack.