Traditional Scottish Shortbread (with a twist) I Prepared At Balmoral Castle For The Queen
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- Shortbread is one of the easiest recipes to make at home and it tastes mouthwateringly (is that a word?) delicious. here's the recipe I made for The Royal Family for private afternoon teas and large garden parties.
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I didn’t realize I was making traditional Scottish shortbread. It is the single most delicious thing in the entire planet. Simply delicious
How much vanilla paste do you use?
Yes, the cornstarch makes the shortbread so light and airy, it's truly melt in your mouth....
@@simonegacia4429 Not sure about the paste but I would substitute a teaspoon of pure vanilla extract....
I use 1 tsp vanilla extract to the butter and stir first before add in dry ingredients.
😢😮 Mania time this recipe seems so much easier than the one that I've been doing
I made this today with the following substitutions: vanilla extract for paste, and I rolled mine into a log and sliced it into individual cookies since I don't have a mould. It was the BEST shortbread recipe I've ever tried. My family devoured them.
Could you please direct me to the specific recipe. In his video he doesn’t provide quantities of any of the ingredients. Thank you.
@@caseyslove if you watch the video it comes up on the screen
I was wondering if vanilla extract could be substituted for the paste. May I ask how much you used?
This is perfect in every way. Not only is this a cooking show by a Queen’s
Chef, but it’s honed down to the brutality of the catering cooking world. No nonsense. Use a chefs knife to score a pastry. Use a spoon to distribute sugar. And there’s a puppet Corgi. Don’t change a thing!
My mother taught me to substitute 1 cup of cornstarch in every 4 cups (1 kilo) of flour for non-bread doughs to make them lighter.
would this work for pie crusts as well?
Just made this as I didn’t want to pay$5.99 for walkers. It does melt in your mouth. Will make this from now on
You maintain the sweet history and memory of the Queen...I hope that the royal family finds it in their heart to save these videos for the grand -children as they grow up. Lovely.
Earl Grey and shortbread: a little piece of heaven.
My grandfather was a baker, born in Scotland... Scotch Shortbread was always a tradition in our family (San Francisco Bay Area) around the Christmas Holiday... We always looked forward to getting our cookies... Grandpa Jim had his own "thistle" mold which still resides in the family... Thank You Chef! Seeing all that shortbread..warms my heart!
WONDERFUL !
Good stuff come visit Scotland some time
I'll try it. Thanks
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This channel feels like I've walked through a secret doorway into a magical (and tasty) long forgotten land.
Greta!
I mean GREAT !
There is something therapeutic about watching Darren happily eat piece of shortbread while talking to a Corgi plush.
Very weird, you shouldn't be doing that, very rude and creepy to stare at people eating.
@@georgecampbell6695 xD
I think if we asked an etiquette professional, we would be given the answer that "this is an absolutely correct thing to do". My eldest son brings his minecraft sheep into the kitchen to "assist" me. (My son is in his mid-20's, and it started as a prank but has become the norm for most kitchen work. Lol. Her name is Emily and she's a professional at baking. Not so good on frying. Never caught anything on fire but did singe her eyelashes once.)
You know it’s going to be a good video when you see him trying to put a coat on a toy corgi
Winston isn’t a toy , where did you get the idea . Lol . Don’t you love him .
Bwwaahaa!
@@gailmitchell8147 toy size maybe
For anyone looking for ingredients, this is my understanding of it:
(1 cup) 225g plain flour
(1 cup) 225g butter
(half cup) 115g sugar (icing or granulated)
(Half cup) 115g cornflour
One tsp salt
One to two tsp vanilla paste
I‘m late to the party, but instead of cornflour, i think they meant cornstarch?
@@max-no5wq It's called "cornstarch" in US and "cornflour" in UK :)
@@deetsdailythanx! i didn‘t know that. netflix-english it is 😅
What temp and how long would you bake it?
Can you show the measurements not in grams please?
D-Mac,
You are killing me with the stuffed corgi.
Yo dat stuffed corgi is cursed bruh :y
Balmoral sounds so nice and peaceful.
It's so nice the Queen got to pass
Away in the serenity she loved.
I made this today. First of all, my house smelled fabulous during the baking. Sigh - just heaven. I was never able to get the ingredients past the breadcrumb stage, it never was able to be worked into the dough even after quite a while of working it. So, I just popped it onto a parchment-lined quarter sheet pan and pressed the dough down with a flat bottomed measuring cup. Docked it with a fork and scored it as Darren said to do. Baked at 350 degrees for 30 minutes and removed the most delicately gold pan of gloriousness. My brother stopped by and I asked him if he would like a piece. He said "it looks kind of plain", then he took a bite. He asked for more. Folks, you've got to save this recipe and try it. Thank you Darren!
Word of caution: Never watch this when you’re hungry
that's a paradox, watching this will make you hungry
Glass Apple Too late....lol 😂😂😂😂
@@jenniferwellman5311 😂😂😂👍
edhunley Flour: 2 cups
Butter: 9 oz/ 2 sticks
Granulated sugar: 1 cup
Cornstarch: 1 cup
Pinch or so of salt
Vanilla paste (didn’t specify how much). (It was at the start of the video)
@@play2win510 Thanks for posting recipe - I like to have recipe both with online video and in the book. That way it is available in both places.
I love seeing how happy you are to cook! Chefs are always so stern and matter-of-fact when it comes to cooking. You use simple ingredients that emphasis their qualities, rather than throwing tons of needless ingredients in. I always smile when I saw how excited you are about showing us these recipes!
There's absolutely nothing wrong with being matter-of-fact at all, the world would be a much better place overall in fact if it was more matter-of-fact. The day when people with a comment like yours takes a critique of people for being matter-of-fact is a clear sign of a society in decline.
Scottish shortbread is the best ❤ as is Scottish salmon and Scottish raspberries . No wonder the late Queen and Prince Philip loved it so much there
And Scottish beef. And their Scottish prawns, that they won't sell to us English LOL, well I'm half Welsh, so maybe they might sell some to me LOL 🤣 But yes, they do indeed have the best shortbread. Loved the story about the no-tax!
Perfect gift to give to all your guests to take home, to give to neighbors
Just started seeing you since Queen Elizabeth's funeral on TH-cam, first on Delish and then your channel. My siblings and I watched Graham Kerr with envy after elementary school too! Your shortbread recipe is the same my mom made minus the vanilla paste...and your descriptions of Balmoral Castle visits and the amazing ingredients you had available there have pulled my imagination out of a dry spell, for sure. You bet I subscribed!
I remember Graham Kerr. He was known in the US as the "Galloping Gourmet"
Oh my goodness!! Are you spying on me? I was just stuffing Walker's Shortbread into my mouth when this video appeared on my TH-cam feed!! No excuses!! I HAVE to make this!! Love, love, love shortbread ....and your channel, vids and of course... the corgi!!🐶❤🥧 Keep rocking, Chef!!
Marina Coertze
..... Walkers is sortoff okay but tastes awful compared to homemade shortbread.........You must make your own as its so easy and absolutely delicious.
🤣🤣🤣
This recipe is the one I use, but without the vanilla (until my next batch that is). I've also had the Walkers and believe me, this Balmoral recipe is FAR superior!
I made this today, after watching this video last night. I've only ever bought shortbread, and thought i could never bake it myself. I was wrong. It was a great success, and is absolutely delicious! One batch with mini chocolate chips, and one with chopped cranberries, walnuts and orange zest. I'm so happy!
Neat! How could anybody actually down-vote this happy video?
Just opened a video. Saw the corgi and immediately said
"That's so wholesome!"
Made these yesterday and after one bite, I made sure to save the recipe so that I never lose it! It's the only one I'll ever use. Absolutely GORGEOUS. Buttery, melt-in-the-mouth amazingness. 10/10
What recipe did you use? The one in the video or the one of the ones in the comments??
@@Debadpow his recipe!
When i first tried real Scottish Shortbread, i almost cried out of happiness.) Thanks for reminding about them. Absolutely gonna make some.)
I’m still nibbling on the batch I made the other day. MUST use really good butter!
@@rhondacrosswhite8048 yes, good butter is an essential thing. Learned it hard way 😅
@@rhondacrosswhite8048 Right. With such a simple recipe the quality of the ingredients makes all the difference.
Kerrygold.
Always with a a nice cup of Earl Grey. ☕️ yummm to all. 🎉
Balmoral Castle? That’s within Cairngorms National Park! Scotland is so beautiful
Came back to tell you that I made the shortbread. I didn't have a big mold, but had cookie size molds that I could press and also made a few with cookie cutters. Magnificent! Thank you for sharing this one! XOXO
Every 5 or 10 years or so at Christmas, I make shortbread cookies. This year it is going to be after Christmas due to covid and I have invited to my 2 year old grandson to make cookies with me. He will have fun putting walnuts and red and green cherries on top.
Thank you Thank you, Thank you!!!
Now our Queen’s passed, I will be making this
Do you by chance know the amount to be used on the ingredients?
I love this man!! His videos are such a joy ❤🇬🇧😊
Darren the time with you in the kitchen is wonderful. It is truly so pleasant you have such a gentle and kind manner, a great sense of humor. I love your recipes, the easy going instructions and presentation. Sir, I have enjoyed cooking shows for years- none compare to you Darren 🙂.
My Scottish grandmother made the best shortbread in the universe!
Do you have her recipe ? 🤗
Carolus Sorry. My Granny.
For some reason every time I see a British guy cooking I am reminded of Benny Hill .. Also I can’t believe it was that easy to make shortbread 👍
Hey Darren,
Could you please show us how you used to make a traditional English breakfast for the Queen/royal family?
Easy it's a bottle if champagne
@@chriswebb2359 Ha! Ha!
probably bacon and eggs with tomatoes mushrooms and black pudding, some cheese,bread butter and some freshly pressed fruit juices
@@beatrizfernandes4695 Cheese? Wtf.
It’s well known the Her late Majesty The Queen ate a very simple breakfast. And she served herself! 😊
1:00 'melt in you mouth gorgeous delicious' 😂😃 love this guy!
I just want to say that I made this, and it really is as easy and delicious as it looks (not always the case but it is here!!). I decided to press it into a 8 x 8 aluminum cake pan, and then turn it upside down over onto a flat sheet pan to bake. The edges were a little messy, so if I were to do it again, I think I would just trim the very edges off so that it looks nice. It took 25 minutes at 350 in my oven. I omitted the vanilla and sugar topping since I wanted to go old school and no regrets, this was delicious! Very rich. My powdered sugar was a little bit on the old side, and I could taste the staleness a bit, so I recommend using fresh ingredients all around for this recipe.
This is the same recipe I've used for years but I don't add the vanilla... I roll the dough into small balls flatten with a fork and sprinkle with sugar....We call this 'Melting Shortbread' in my part of Canada....how nice to know that with the addition of the vanilla, I'll have the exact same treat as Her Majesty enjoyed at Balmoral....this recipe will now be added to my Christmas baking. Thanks!
Dang, I'm hungry just by watching your videos. Corgi is also the star of your videos aside from your beautiful stories. Keep safe, Chef! You got a fan here in The Philippines. 🤗
You never fail to amaze me with your culinary skills...
☺😍 shortbread is my favorite dessert and black coffee
We love you Darren!
I can taste it! Love shortbread and earl grey!
Your videos are my happy place. Thank you!
Only Darren could say it smells gorgeous and make it sound right.
We loved this shortbread. I have a metal mold, so I baked it in the pan. We used fiori di Sicilia for the flavoring. I also sugared the back before baking and then sugared the top when it came out. Wow! I'll be gifting these for the holidays and I will make these regularly for tea time thanks for demonstrating!
I love your stories Darren about all your experiences they are like a Gem and that Corgi sitting scene was the best!!!
fresh shortbread and an aged single malt in front of the fireplace= Heaven! Thank you Chef Darren for this shortbread recipe, will try it with the cornstarch and see it it holds up to being dunked in hot tea
I remember my Scottish Ex husband making shortbread for me when we lived in England- I was AMAZED at how easy and delicious it was- Now I make it every Christmas for family. Great Traditions. The cornstarch is something I will try next year!
Can you share the recipe ma'am?
I love shortbread since my Girl Scout days as a child. Even more so as an adult as I learned to make real shortbread. About 6 years ago I added lavender from the garden and orange zest too and it never lasts long. I do need to get a mold !!
I love how the vanilla paste magically made it into the dough. 😀Definitely going to try and make this. Can’t wait to get your cookbook!
Hahahaa.... I watched it thrice🧐
yes, when does it get added, dear chef? LOL 👨🍳 & does he use icing sugar, is that what he is calling powdered sugar?@@kazmeisterkometh122
@@sandyb7678 he does say granulated or powdered sugar and from what I could see he probably used powdered sugar here. From what little I know, sometimes icing sugar could contain cornflour or cornstarch. So unless you are sure, you would mess up your ratios. I have made this a number of times with granulated sugar and they have turned out brilliant. Will try powdering it the next time. Good luck!
It was the Corgi at the beginning that sold me!!
I own 2 lovely Corgis, Toby McNubbins and Maximillian Fancypants
I have 2 molds, will be making this soon!
What a lovely thistle mold! Thanks for sharing these special memories.
That was simpler than I thought. Such a great simple recipe. Thank you Darren, can't wait to try it!
Beautiful video. I remember visiting my Scottish grandma when I was a kid. We went to the bakery and got Millionaire Shortbread and Baps. Yum I thought I was in heaven! Sally Lunn bread is good too. Anyone ever heard of that? We used to get that at school lunch in Kentucky
I really enjoy your royal stories and delicious recipes - Thank you so much and please continue I simply think the Royals are awesome.
Absolutely loving your vids with well crafted short stories about the Royals. Thanks for all the vids Mr. McGrady.
Love watching you and your preparation of all the goodies. Thank you.
Thank you, Chef Darren! I just made this shortbread, and had no idea it was so quick, easy and delicious. It is addictive! I have 2 dough balls left over, and I'm going to save them for Christmas. Thanks again! I love your series! :)
OMG I love shortbread! I can't wait to try it with cornstarch. This may just save an isolated Christmas this year. 💖 from Canada.
Such a pleasure to watch such a Master chef at work! The shortbread looks so good!
I'm crazily addicted to your videos. Love them all.
I love shortbread. Had no idea how simple the ingredients are or that it's so easy to make.
Can’t wait to try this recipe! I’ve been a bit obsessed in finding the best shortbread recipe lately ☺️
New subscriber 🙂
Infectious enthusiasm, great job. Thanks
Your presentation is delightful. Thank you!
I’m going to try making these for Christmas.
2 Cups Flour
1 Cup Butter
1 Cup Cornstarch
1 Cup sugar either granulated or powdered
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste*
Mix everything but the vanilla together with your hands until it is crumbly. Then add the vanilla and give it a bit more mixing.
Either roll out and cut with cookie cutters or take a portion of the dough and put into a floured shortbread mold and level off the top . Turn out dough in mold onto cookie sheet covered in parchment paper.
Use a fork to pierce the top of the shortbread.
Bake in a 350 degrees oven for about 20 minutes
Take the shortbread out of the oven. If the mold was used score the shortbread into wedges by cutting with a knife 1/3 of the way through. Sprinkle with sugar. Let cool one hour and bend the shortbread so that it breaks into wedges. Enjoy it!
*Another commenter said that they used 1 teaspoon vanilla paste. Online the substitution for vanilla ectract to vanilla paste was 1:1. That is how I came up with my measurement.
I want to use a new cookie cutter that I have. Please wish me good luck, everybody!
How did they turn out?
Thanks for posting the recipe!
Thanks for posting the recipe..
Looks scrumptious! I might choose Lady Grey But Earl Grey is delicious too. Thanks for the instructions! (PS: The stuffed Corgi is adorable!)
Love Shortbread, it's simple basic ingredients with an unbeatable flavour, my Grandmothers recipe is a family staple 🥰🥰
wonderful, warmest thanks, looking forward to trying this!
As always, an absolute pleasure watching your videos, I'm definitely going to give that shortbread a try
Please please make chocolate biscuit cake!! Thanks!!!
I can't wait to make this! I love all your videos chef and Winston is the best! I love shortbread, but it always looked too daunting a recipe to try, you make it look easy. Thanks so much for this one!
Thank you sir from the US! Love shortbread and will be making this!
This is so wonderful 😍 thank you💟
Shortbread is my favorite cookie type, by far. This looks delicious. Going to try the lemon zest!!
Love all your descriptions and passion for cooking!
I absolutely adore shortbread! The addition of corn starch in that quantity sounds wonderful!!!!
This has to be the recipe I've been waiting for all these years. Secret ingredient: corn starch that makes all the difference. A close-up of the finished shortbread would have been welcome.
I use rice flour instead of corn starch. It makes the most delicious, crumbly shortbread.
Rice flour in place of the flour or the cornstarch? Amounts? I want to try it like this with rice flour.
@@matingarastudios and Scott: That’s a nice substitute. I have used coconut and almond flours, too.
@@sbrunner69 just substitute rice flour in the exact same amount as the cornstarch! (I think it’s 125 grams in this recipe???)
I've been looking for an easy shortbread recipe. I came across this and I HAVE to get the mold! Thank you!
Crumbs! That's all that was left after making a batch of these for my department at work. They loved them! Light, crispy, buttery and crumbly making them perfect in every way. Colleagues have now asked me to make them a batch for the Christmas Season.
Thank you Darren for this great and deliciously tasty recipe.
A BIG Double/Double Thank You, Darren! Thank You #1 for showing the Super Wonderful Authentic Balmoral Shortbread recipe. It does look simple to put together. Thank You #2 for showing the correct usage of the mold! I'm so excited you demonstrated with that Thistle mold. I collect these molds (the cookie stamp molds too) because I love them so much. I have used the small stamp molds for cookies but I have not used the large ones yet like your Thistle mold. Now I'm eager to get mixing your Balmoral Shortbread dough with the large mold and scoring down one third. Darren, it's kind and generous people like you who are thoughtful enough to keep tradition alive. THANK YOU/THANK YOU DARREN!!!♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
Hey Darren, I love your videos so much! It's so interesting to hear about what you cooked for the Queen, Princess Diana, etc.
I love the little Corgi bits! :)
I found your cookbook years ago and I love it. I have recommended it many times to friends. I had no idea you were on TH-cam until today. I am so glad. Thank you for sharing.
One of my 10 favorite PODCASTS
THANKS
I love your videos, keep it up Darren
Much love from Canada. God save The Queen!
Canada is a nation with no identity of its own isn't that correct?
George Campbell . What a deliciously American comment.
@@cgj28ok Not a USian American here, the American USians also seem to lack the ability to exude their own native national identity, although Canada is a far smaller nation than the USian of America, both nations are technically American as both are of the continent of North America, though more people live in the USian state of California than the entirety of Canada put together - which is geographical larger. However with its far smaller population, you'd think the Canadians would be quite distinct in their identity, especially in close relation to their southern neighbours.
I absolutely love your recipe ❤ thank you for sharing
My grand mum came over to the states when she was young. I loved spending time and listen to her stories. Oh and i love shortbread.❤✌
That looks amazing
When I smell shortbread it reminds me of Christmas
Scottish shortbread is sooooooo good!!!! Thnx for this!!!!!!!
Love the videos, so comforting hearing the stories! Can't wait to try the shortbread!
Your oven is magical, pull on one door and the other opens on its own.
Industrial sized ones all do that! At least the ones I've had experience in using.
@@Danechip 👍😄✌
Love your recipe!!! Just made my first traditional Scottish shortbread, it’s so yummy!!!! 🥰❤️😝😋
Well, it's Scottish shortbread but not traditional in that there is no vanilla in the traditional one :) Three ingredients only and a tiny pinch of salt is the traditional one.
SHORTBREAD ONE OF MY FAVORITES THANK YOU
I have always wanted to make shortbread so now I have a wonderful recipe and I WILL make this!! Thanks💞