Mike..........thanks for the recipe!

Roberta · December 19, 2006, 12:37:02 AM

Shortbeard is not meant to be dark brown just very light brown. sounds like not enough liquid or butter. when this happens we make apple crumble or bases for cheesecakes.
Roberta
Dee Dee wish we had cam vision but you can tellt he neighbors they were trialed humanely on a dachhound.

Mike · December 19, 2006, 06:50:49 AM

Quote from: Dee Dee and Hallie on December 18, 2006, 07:38:04 PM
it took almost an hour to cook rather than the 20-25 min in the recipe? I had it on 350.

I would have loved to see the shortbread dance going on.

Are you far above sea level (Chicago is only at about 500 feet)? Maybe your oven didn't really believe you intended to use it? It really should not have taken more than 25 minutes if your oven was at 350.

Oh, and the more you make shortbread, the easier it gets...

PattyInAK · December 19, 2006, 08:14:01 AM

I am really enjoying this on-going saga of the shortbread. I have not tried to make it yet, but plan to this weekend.

Teresa · December 19, 2006, 07:22:44 PM

I'm wondering if this is the longest running post we have so far. I think we should all be impressed that Dee Dee has succeeded in making an edible gift for her neighbors and Mike's Shortbread recipe is the reason for the success!!
I think I'm going to have to make it again myself, maybe tomorrow or at least Thursday. That way it has time to sit for a few days before Christmas.

Kari · December 19, 2006, 08:48:07 PM

I checked the status and this post has the most replies than any other post :crazyeyes:. The next closets post has 45 replies

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Mike · December 20, 2006, 06:39:44 AM

Woohoooooo

Scotland shall rise again!!!

PattyInAK · December 20, 2006, 08:22:49 AM

I think its great that DD was able to succeed also. I've met her and been to her house. She is truly NOT a cook, she just doesn't cook, and I'm not saying that she couldn't be a good cook. As I recall, her fridge looked like it had just been delivered from Sears.......clean and new-looking. She had Snapple and canned pumpkin inside. I remember her eating habits at one time being air-popped popcorn around noon each day, and a veggie burger from the local hamburger shop down the street for dinner. No wonder she is skinny as a rail. Oh yeah, her Levi's..........how about 28/34? Skinny AND tall. I wish..............

Dee Dee and Hallie · December 20, 2006, 01:14:08 PM

QuoteMaybe your oven didn't really believe you intended to use it?

LOL! The poor thing is in oven therapy now.

I think it is planning an intervention for me so I won't get the urge to cook in it again. I am not sure why it took so long either, I'm not at a high elevation. The first one, I had to take out at 48 minutes because a client was calling from back east and we were to have a 2 hour phone conference....I had put it in the oven thinking I had time to spare with the 20-25 min time. It was pretty much done but not 100% so I stuck it back in after the conference and it turned out great in spite of me! The second one, I got a call again after it was out so I forgot to slice it right away, it is much harder to cut once it has cooled. But again it turned out ok. Go figger! :thumb: Great recipe Mike, I will be curious to hear who else tries it and how it turns out.

I'm sure Roberta's recipe would have been great too had I done it right! :thinik:

LOL Patty you have a good memory! The canned pumpkin would have been for the kitties. There is still canned pumpkin in there for Hallie. The fridge looks about the same as it did back then except the snapple has been replaced with Sobe and there is a lot more food in there now, most for Hallie. (canned food, supplements, fish oil, etc). Some we both eat though she makes me eat healthier! Yogurt, carrots from our garden, fruit, broccoli...and my aunt makes us a big batch of wonderful low salt veggie soup with home made bread each week yum! I had that veggie burger from Burgerville three times this week though lol. Some things never change...

Teresa · December 20, 2006, 02:22:19 PM

I know why Dee Dee's batch took so long to cook-her oven had to remember how to heat up, so it took awhile. Maybe it didn't know what it was like to actually work, especially more than once in a month. Since she had already tried the Highlanders, the poor appliance was in shock!!!

Dee Dee, you really make our lives so much more fun on the board!!!