my recipes for shortbread use no liquid. Just a little moisture from the butter. That's what makes them so tender. That part of why it's called "short bread" high fat, no liquid.
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01/21/2010
What holds these together? Is there no liquid in the recipe?
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12/05/2009
Thanks for all the suggestions!
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11/30/2009
Sawzbella,
To make the dough by hand, mix the flour, sugar, and salt together and then cut in the butter with a pastry blender or a fork, like you would do for pie dough. Shortbread and pie crust are similar; you want to coat the butter with flour so it will be flaky, but don't handle it any more than you have to.
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11/30/2009
Since you will be chopping up the pecans anyway, why not
just use pecan pieces and not the more expensive pecan halves?
Mykele
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11/30/2009
Sawzbella....chop them finely by hand.
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11/30/2009
I don't have a food processor, but these sound like they would be a hit at my house! My 10 year old discoverd his Dad's Pecan Pie this Thanksgiving!
Any suggestions for making them without a processor would be appreciated! Thank You!
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09/14/2008
These are the easiest and yummiest cookies! Everybody LOVES them!
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04/11/2008
These turned out great and were very quick and easy!