Shortbread base

Ingredients

• 250g gluten-free plain flour
• 110g golden caster sugar
• 125g butter (or dairy free hard margarine)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius.
2. Grease the baking tin.
3. Mix together the flour, sugar and butter (or margarine) until it forms a breadcrumb consistency.
4. Add your vanilla extract and egg to your mixture and mix until it forms a dough-like consistency.
5. Bring together the dough into a lump with your hands.
6. Press the dough into your prepared baking tin evenly and bake in the oven until slightly golden (about 15 minutes).