Scarborough Fair Shortbread
Scarborough Fair Shortbread is a vegetarian recipe with 16 servings. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 95 calories, 1g of protein, and 6g of fat. A mixture of egg white, butter, thyme sprigs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.
Instructions
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
Stir together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, salt, and chopped herbs in a bowl, then add butter and stir with a fork until mixture forms a dough. Divide dough in half and pat each half into a 6 1/2- to 7-inch round on an ungreased baking sheet. Crimp edges of rounds and cut each into 8 wedges with a sharp knife. Lightly brush with egg white and arrange 1 leaf of each herb on each wedge.
Brush herbs lightly with egg white and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon sugar. Prick each wedge once with a fork.
Bake until golden, 15 to 17 minutes. Recut wedges while shortbread is hot, then cool completely on sheet on a rack.
Shortbread keeps in an airtight container up to 5 days.