Thistle shortbread mould

        1. Making shortbread in a wooden mould

          2. Wooden shortbread mould!

          Traditional Shortbread - from Family Christmas OnlineTM































































































































          In the old days, "shortening" was the name for any edible fat you would use in cooking, usually butter or lard.

          Shortbread recipe

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        6. Shortbread mold recipe

          7. (Today it's usually congealed vegetable oil, of course.) Shortbread is called "short," because it has a high percentage of butter or whatever you choose to use. As a result, it is extremely rich in flavor and relatively fragile when fresh.

          Making it is a little different from making most baked goods, too, since the dough doesn't even stick to itself.

          These instructions "fill in the gaps" in most shortbread recipes, by telling you how the dough behaves at each stage of the process, so you won't be afraid you're doing it wrong.

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          Equipment You Will Need

          To complete this project, you will need the following equipment: (you probably already have most or all of it, but I don't want you to ha