Petticoat Tails
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5.0
72 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Additional Time
5 mins
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Total Time
45 mins
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Servings
16
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Calories
103 kcal
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Course
Bread, Baked Goods
Petticoat Tails
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A classic, thin, Scottish shortbread in triangular shapes with a ruffled edge.
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Ingredients
- 4 oz butter (good quality is important)
- ¼ tsp salt (only if butter is unsalted)*
- ¼ c sugar
- 1 ⅓ cups + 1 Tbsp all purpose flour (plain flour)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375º F (190 ºC)
- Mix the butter and sugar together, but do not cream the ingredients as you would when making a cake.
- Once it's mixed together, add the flour and mix until a dough forms which you will use to make your petticoat tails.
- Turn out onto a floured worktop and bring it together into a smooth dough and divide into two equal pieces. Create a ball from each piece and roll one into a 7" round.
- Shape or cut the edges to form a perfect round, and repeat with the other dough. If cutting, hold the plate on the dough and run a sharp knife around the perimeter of the plate. Remove any loose dough.
- Move the petticoat tails rounds to a baking tray lined in parchment or silicone mat. I like to use my large cake lifter, but if you don't have one you can use a bench scraper or spatulas.
- Use a knife (or cake lifter edge) to score the petticoat tail dough into pieces. Score in half, then quarters, and finally eighths.
- Prick the pieces with a fork, then uses the tines to create the petticoat ruffles at the outer edges. Push down about half way when pricking and making the ruffled edge. (See photo in main post.)
- Place into the center of the preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until the edges are just starting to color. Remove from oven.
- Dust with sugar immediately and put on a cooling rack until completely cool. Keep in a tin for up to two weeks.
Notes
- I HIGHLY recommend using a scale with the metric measurements for this recipe
- The easiest way to cut the round is to use a 7" plate to measure the dough.
- You can make my first, classic recipe for shortbread (which is double the amount of this recipe) and make some fingers and some petticoat tails, or even cut outs. The possibilities are endless.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
2cookies
Calories
103kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
82mg
(3%)
Potassium
13mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
177IU
(4%)
Calcium
3mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 103 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2cookies | |
| Calories | 103kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 82mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 13mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 177IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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72 reviews
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