Lavender shortbread

Add flowers to your baking and make this classic biscuit pop with flavour.

Ingredients:

• 250 g butter
• 3/4 cup icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons of finely chopped dried or fresh lavender flowers
• 2 cups flour
• pinch of salt

Method:

Beat butter and sugar until pale and creamy.

Mix in lavender, flour and salt.

Tip dough out and knead for a few minutes.

Roll into logs then refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Preheat your oven to 160 C.

Slice into pieces and bake for 20 minutes until cooked (but not golden).