4 oz flour
4 oz cornflour or rice flour
4 oz butter
4 oz caster sugar
1 pinch bicarbonate ssoda
1 teaspoon level grated lemon rind
2 eggs, beaten
1 icing sugar for dusting
Set oven to 375F or Mark 5. Grease a baking sheet. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl. Add the sifted flours, bicarbonate of soda, lemon rind and the beaten eggs in small amounts, ensuring that the mixture is . well combined each time. Turn out the dough on to a floured surface, knead gently and roll out to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into rounds with a 2 1/2 inch pastry cutter. Transfer to the baking sheet and bake fro 20-25 minutes until light golden in colour. Cool on a wire rack and dust with icing sugar.
From the booklet Scottish Teatime Recipes
