• Shortbread is so named for its texture, which is crumbly and that is the result of the large ratio of butter to flour and butter.
• Short is an old English term for “crumbly.” Shortbread evolved from medieval biscuit bread – twice baked bread that was spiced and sweetened.
• Traditionally, the shortbread is made in one of three shapes:petticoat tails where the dough is formed into a round, cut into pie shaped sections and the edge decorated resembling a lady’s petticoat; simple small rounds cut from the dough; or “fingers “ where the dough is shaped in a rectangle and cut in strips along the short side.
