Sibson Shortbread

100g (4oz) butter or vegetable margarine 50g (2oz) caster sugar 100g (4oz) pea flour 25g (1oz) desiccated coconut

Cream the fat and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the pea flour and coconut and mix with a knife to form a ball of dough. Shape dough, on a lightly sugared board, into an 18cm (7") round 1 cm (½") thick. Cut out small biscuits using a pastry cutter. Place biscuits on a lightly grease baking sheet and cook in the oven 180º C / 350º F Gas Mark 4 for 15 minutes. Cool, then transfer to wire tray. Store in a airtight container.

Makes 10 biscuits