How to Bake Orange Shortbread Stars

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Heat the oven to gas mark 3 wipe a little oil over two baking trays sift the flour through the sieve into a large bowl;

   Cut the butter into chunks and put it into the bowl.
   
   Use a wooden spoon to coat the butter with flour , Lift the mixture and let it fall back into the bowl as you rub.
   
   Carry on until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs , Add the rind and the sugar to the mixture in the large bowl. , Sprinkle two teaspoons of the juice over the other ingredients, then stir everything together. , The heat from you hand makes the dough stick together. , Put the dough onto the work surface and it out until it is 5mm thick. , Lift them onto a baking tray with a spatula.
   
   Then, squeeze the scraps into a ball , Bake the biscuits for 12-15 minutes.
   
   Leave them for 2 minutes, then lift them onto a wire rack to cool.
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   Step 2: sift the ground rice into the bowl too.

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   Step 3: Rub the butter between your fingertips.

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   Step 4: Use the medium sized holes of a grater to grate the rind of the orange onto a small plate.

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   Step 5: Cut the orange in half and squeeze the juice from one half.

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   Step 6: Holding the bowl in one hand

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   Step 7: use your other hand to squeeze the dough into a bowl.

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   Step 8: Sprinkle some flour onto a clean work surface and onto a rolling pin.

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   Step 9: Use the star shaped cutter to cut out lots of star shapes from the dough.

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    Step 10: roll out the dough and cut out more little stars.

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