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.
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 or essence
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.
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!
If you have time, look at the Isle of Skye descendants on “Pea River Presbyterian Church playlist 200th Anniversary” the Mother church is Mt. Camel in North Carolina. It will be 250 years in 2026, started with the new country.
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!
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!
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!
8 ozs - 2 cups flour 8 ozs - 2 sticks butter 4 ozs - 1 cup sugar, either granulated or powdered 4 ozs - 1 cup cornstarch Bit of salt Bit of vanilla bean paste
Started rubbing in cold butter like for biscuits. Thought two cups of flour was too much, but persevered. Finally got a dough that was malleable. Next time will rub in more softer butter. Bought wooden mold on eBay. Was amazed at how easy it was to get out of the mold by flouring, but turned it out on parchment tray, not in my hand. Thanx for recipe, his demo was sketchy in places.
Thanks for posting recipe - when watching video it is nice to have recipe handy with the video. One can always get the cookbook out. Nice to have recipe in both places. Good for planning.
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!
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.
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.)
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
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!
@@inamoore4536 we love watching the Galloping Gourmet after school, also, he filmed his shows in OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, at that time. (1960's) If you ever get a chance to see "The Urban Peasant" ( James Barber) you would like him too. He was using his rasp, to grate lemon zest etc. WAY BEFORE ANYONE -- so he MAILED A RASP, WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS included to just about every famous chef in North America -- soon everyone adapted that tool for lemon zest, garlic, and Parmisan cheese. (I watched him from 1976, to 2000) 🍁
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!
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.
I made this last night and it turned out so delicious. I added 1 teaspoon of vanilla paste and baked it in my toaster oven at 325F for 30 minutes. My husband said that it's so much better than Walkers. I will definitely make this again. Thanks! ❤
@@user-hz6yg6mf3o Scottish shortbread Ingredients: 8 oz all purpose flour 8 oz Butter at room temperature 4 oz Sugar (Granulated or powdered Sugar) 4 oz cornstarch 1 teaspoon vanilla paste Pinch of salt Bake at 160ºc/320ºf or Gas 3 for about 30 minutes • In a bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, and cornstarch. • Add butter and mix the dough with hands until butter is nice and soft. • Add vanilla and mix. • Dust the mold with flour and put the dough on the mold and press down onto the mold. • Take a knife and run it across the mold to remove the excess. • Remove the dough from the mold and place on parchment lined baking tray. • Pierce the dough with a fork in several places. • Bake at 320F for about 30 minutes. • Before it cools, score the shortbread 1/3 of the way down. • Dust with powdered sugar (optional) • Let cool • Lift it off the baking tray and break where you scored the shortbread.
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!
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
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!
I've been making shortbread for christmas for years now and the idea of using corn starch is brilliant. I will have to give this recipe a go when I make them next.
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 🙂.
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!
@@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!
@@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.
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. 🤗
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.
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
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
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!
Ingredients: 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 and if anyone could tell me how much, I’d be grateful)
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)
This just added to my Christmas Around the World for next year! I already have this year planned out. It includes the gingerbread cake and scones with clotted cream for England.
Wonderful video and great tutorial! Only an expert can demonstrate. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME TOE PROPER WAY......with the big mold. I have 5 of them with different designs. The nuns love shortbread! THANK YOU AGAIN!!! ♡♡♡
Absolutely heavenly shortbread! I used salted Kerrygold butter so no need to add salt. One teaspoon vanilla bean paste worked perfectly. Baked in two round 8 inch cake pans/tins as I don't own the molds. My Mom and Dad were from Ireland and this tastes just as good as my Grandmother's shortbread. 💖
well, it's now a couple of years on and the Queen has now passed...I hope you're still working for the new King...good luck with everything and my condolences to all the staff who worked under her..I'm from Australia and am surprisingly feeling the loss of her Majesty... P.S....love the corgi in it's jacket...
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.
Wow, I've been making varied shortbread recipes, caster sugar vs powdered , no cornstarch or with .. I'd wondered if the crumbling effect was a mistake on my part, good to know it was not. Now that youve shared the Royal Way , its the only way ! Thank you Chef !
I made this and used my Grandmother shortbread mold and wow, it turned out perfect. Now I will only use ur recipe...thank you sir! I cried when I took a bite!that is my dear Scottish grandmama! Love and miss her and my mom! Thank u sir!
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! :)
Bought Eating Royally, and bought my mold and the wife and I made 4 shortbread and distributed them amongst our family. It was a big hit. Thanks for what you do! Cheers.
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?
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 or essence
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?
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.
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
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
If you have time, look at the Isle of Skye descendants on “Pea River Presbyterian Church playlist 200th Anniversary” the Mother church is Mt. Camel in North Carolina. It will be 250 years in 2026, started with the new country.
Scotch is whiskey. Scottish is something originating in Scotland. Example - people are Scots (n) Scottish (adjective)
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!
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!
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..
This channel feels like I've walked through a secret doorway into a magical (and tasty) long forgotten land.
Greta!
I mean GREAT !
Balmoral sounds so nice and peaceful.
It's so nice the Queen got to pass
Away in the serenity she loved.
8 ozs - 2 cups flour
8 ozs - 2 sticks butter
4 ozs - 1 cup sugar, either granulated or powdered
4 ozs - 1 cup cornstarch
Bit of salt
Bit of vanilla bean paste
Thank you Adaptive D!🧡❤️💛
Thanks a lot! 🙃
Started rubbing in cold butter like for biscuits. Thought two cups of flour was too much, but persevered. Finally got a dough that was malleable. Next time will rub in more softer butter. Bought wooden mold on eBay. Was amazed at how easy it was to get out of the mold by flouring, but turned it out on parchment tray, not in my hand. Thanx for recipe, his demo was sketchy in places.
350 Fahrenheit for about 20 mins
Thanks for posting recipe - when watching video it is nice to have recipe handy with the video. One can always get the cookbook out. Nice to have recipe in both places. Good for planning.
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!
D-Mac,
You are killing me with the stuffed corgi.
Yo dat stuffed corgi is cursed bruh :y
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.
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.)
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!
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
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"
@@inamoore4536 we love watching the Galloping Gourmet after school, also, he filmed his shows in OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, at that time. (1960's)
If you ever get a chance to see "The Urban Peasant" ( James Barber) you would like him too.
He was using his rasp, to grate lemon zest etc. WAY BEFORE ANYONE -- so he MAILED A RASP, WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS included to just about every famous chef in North America -- soon everyone adapted that tool for lemon zest, garlic, and Parmisan cheese. (I watched him from 1976, to 2000) 🍁
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!
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.
My Scottish grandmother made the best shortbread in the universe!
Do you have her recipe ? 🤗
Carolus Sorry. My Granny.
Balmoral Castle? That’s within Cairngorms National Park! Scotland is so beautiful
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.
Neat! How could anybody actually down-vote this happy video?
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.❤✌
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! 😊
Now our Queen’s passed, I will be making this
Do you by chance know the amount to be used on the ingredients?
I made this last night and it turned out so delicious. I added 1 teaspoon of vanilla paste and baked it in my toaster oven at 325F for 30 minutes. My husband said that it's so much better than Walkers. I will definitely make this again. Thanks! ❤
Hi there, can you share this recipe please.
Many thanks !
@@user-hz6yg6mf3o Scottish shortbread
Ingredients:
8 oz all purpose flour
8 oz Butter at room temperature
4 oz Sugar (Granulated or powdered Sugar)
4 oz cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla paste
Pinch of salt
Bake at 160ºc/320ºf or Gas 3 for about 30 minutes
• In a bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, and cornstarch.
• Add butter and mix the dough with hands until butter is nice and soft.
• Add vanilla and mix.
• Dust the mold with flour and put the dough on the mold and press down onto the mold.
• Take a knife and run it across the mold to remove the excess.
• Remove the dough from the mold and place on parchment lined baking tray.
• Pierce the dough with a fork in several places.
• Bake at 320F for about 30 minutes.
• Before it cools, score the shortbread 1/3 of the way down.
• Dust with powdered sugar (optional)
• Let cool
• Lift it off the baking tray and break where you scored the shortbread.
@@jaykayjay8985 Greatly appreciated much effort for the recipe and the written method.........cheers!
@@user-hz6yg6mf3o you’re very welcome! Just make sure to watch your baking time as some ovens are different. Let me know how it turns out.
@@jaykayjay8985 noted with thanks!
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!
This is how I was taught to make it about 55 years ago by my Scottish aunt, always use cornflour it reallu makes a huge difference.
Just opened a video. Saw the corgi and immediately said
"That's so wholesome!"
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
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!
I've been making shortbread for christmas for years now and the idea of using corn starch is brilliant. I will have to give this recipe a go when I make them next.
I've also heard using rice flour works
@@danc.5509 That's interesting, I wonder if tapioca flour would do as well.
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 👍
Always with a a nice cup of Earl Grey. ☕️ yummm to all. 🎉
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 🙂.
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 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!
I love this man!! His videos are such a joy ❤🇬🇧😊
Only Darren could say it smells gorgeous and make it sound right.
You never fail to amaze me with your culinary skills...
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.
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. 🤗
One of life's great pleasures. Farola (fine semolina) may also be used.
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???)
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
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
Love Shortbread, it's simple basic ingredients with an unbeatable flavour, my Grandmothers recipe is a family staple 🥰🥰
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!
Thank you Thank you, Thank you!!!
I can taste it! Love shortbread and earl grey!
When I smell shortbread it reminds me of Christmas
☺😍 shortbread is my favorite dessert and black coffee
What a lovely thistle mold! Thanks for sharing these special memories.
Ingredients: 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 and if anyone could tell me how much, I’d be grateful)
Play 2 Win best guess would be .5-1 tsp vanilla. 😊🇨🇦
Thank you, but where did you get the recipe from?
Lorraine B it was at the start of the video :)
Ashleigh Jaima Osborne thanks
At 350 for about 20 minutes...
We love you Darren!
Your videos are my happy place. Thank you!
That was simpler than I thought. Such a great simple recipe. Thank you Darren, can't wait to try it!
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.
Shortbread is one of the best inventions. My fave of all times.
1:00 'melt in you mouth gorgeous delicious' 😂😃 love this guy!
This just added to my Christmas Around the World for next year! I already have this year planned out. It includes the gingerbread cake and scones with clotted cream for England.
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 👍😄✌
I love your stories Darren about all your experiences they are like a Gem and that Corgi sitting scene was the best!!!
I really enjoy your royal stories and delicious recipes - Thank you so much and please continue I simply think the Royals are awesome.
I will have to try this. Never made shortbread with corn starch before.
I love shortbread. Had no idea how simple the ingredients are or that it's so easy to make.
Wonderful video and great tutorial! Only an expert can demonstrate. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME TOE PROPER WAY......with the big mold. I have 5 of them with different designs. The nuns love shortbread! THANK YOU AGAIN!!! ♡♡♡
Absolutely heavenly shortbread! I used salted Kerrygold butter so no need to add salt. One teaspoon vanilla bean paste worked perfectly. Baked in two round 8 inch cake pans/tins as I don't own the molds. My Mom and Dad were from Ireland and this tastes just as good as my Grandmother's shortbread. 💖
I don't have the molds either , so glad you posted this .how long did you bake them for and what temp? Xxx😊
@@flirtishus Just noticed your question....20 minutes @ 350*. It was perfect 🍥
@@sheilaghyeh7226 thanks so much.i made it and it was delicious x
Thanks so very much for letting the world 🌎 know how to enjoy this very Royal pastry 💝.
Please please make chocolate biscuit cake!! Thanks!!!
well, it's now a couple of years on and the Queen has now passed...I hope you're still working for the new King...good luck with everything and my condolences to all the staff who worked under her..I'm from Australia and am surprisingly feeling the loss of her Majesty...
P.S....love the corgi in it's jacket...
Looks scrumptious! I might choose Lady Grey But Earl Grey is delicious too. Thanks for the instructions! (PS: The stuffed Corgi is adorable!)
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.
Wow, I've been making varied shortbread recipes, caster sugar vs powdered , no cornstarch or with .. I'd wondered if the crumbling effect was a mistake on my part, good to know it was not. Now that youve shared the Royal Way , its the only way ! Thank you Chef !
this is the real deal folks. easy the best
Shortbread is my favorite cookie type, by far. This looks delicious. Going to try the lemon zest!!
My mother’s maiden name is Farquharson so we love Scottish shortbread. Nothing is lovelier with a cup of tea ❤️
Thank you for sharing
OMG I love shortbread! I can't wait to try it with cornstarch. This may just save an isolated Christmas this year. 💖 from Canada.
I made this and used my Grandmother shortbread mold and wow, it turned out perfect. Now I will only use ur recipe...thank you sir! I cried when I took a bite!that is my dear Scottish grandmama! Love and miss her and my mom! Thank u sir!
Aww, love it Mike. Glad you enjoyed it.
Hey Darren, I love your videos so much! It's so interesting to hear about what you cooked for the Queen, Princess Diana, etc.
She really did love it up there, I’m glad she was able to go in a place she loved
I love the little Corgi bits! :)
Infectious enthusiasm, great job. Thanks
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! :)
One of my 10 favorite PODCASTS
THANKS
I love your videos, keep it up Darren
I followed your recipe three times now. Scrumptious! My Scottish-blooded husband thanks you. Greetings from Australia.
I've been looking for an easy shortbread recipe. I came across this and I HAVE to get the mold! Thank you!
Bought Eating Royally, and bought my mold and the wife and I made 4 shortbread and distributed them amongst our family. It was a big hit. Thanks for what you do! Cheers.
What an honor to prepare food for the queen!
Thank you very much for this recipe 😮 with love from Mexico City ❤
As always, an absolute pleasure watching your videos, I'm definitely going to give that shortbread a try
I'm crazily addicted to your videos. Love them all.