SHORT BREAD 
1 1/4 c. sugar
5 c. flour
2 c. unsalted butter

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sift sugar and flour three times. Break butter into bowl. Work in flour and sugar until it resembles cornmeal. Turn dough onto floured board. Knead well, adding a little more flour until it begins to crack. This may take 1/2 to 1 cup flour. Roll out to 3/8 inch thickness. Cut into triangles. Bake 20 minutes until golden. Do not overbake. Yield: 100 (3 inch) triangles.

 

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