Recipes · Scottish · Bakery
Shortbread
One serving has 244 kcal and 3 g protein. Ready in 37 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 22 min
- Makes: 1 serving (50.2 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten
Ingredients
- 25 g Flour, all-purpose
- 17 g Butter, unsalted
- 8 g Sugar
- 0.2 g Salt
Method
- Rub the soft butter into the flour, sugar and salt until it just comes together into a soft dough; don't overwork it.
- Press into a small rectangle about 1 cm thick on a lined tray, prick a few times with a fork and mark into fingers.
- Chill for 15 minutes, then bake at 150°C (300°F) for 20-25 minutes until pale gold, not browned.
- Cool on the tray for 5 minutes before moving to a rack. Makes 1 portion (2 fingers); multiply by 8 for a batch of about 16.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 244 kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 27.1 g | |
| Water | 5.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.68 g | 2% |
| Protein | 2.7 g | 6% |
| Tryptophan | 0.03 g | |
| Threonine | 0.08 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.1 g | |
| Leucine | 0.19 g | |
| Lysine | 0.07 g | |
| Methionine | 0.05 g | |
| Cystine | 0.06 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.14 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.08 g | |
| Valine | 0.11 g | |
| Histidine | 0.06 g | |
| Fat | 14 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.61 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.41 g | |
| Saturated | 8.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 36.5 mg | |
| Calcium | 8 mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.04 mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.2 mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 5.8 mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.17 mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 31.1 mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 31 mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 8.7 µg | 16% |
| Sodium | 80 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.19 mg | 2% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.13 mg | 12% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.5 mg | 11% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.13 mg | 3% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.01 mg | 1% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 46.3 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.03 µg | 1% |
| Choline | 3.2 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 116 µg | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.45 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 1.3 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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