Scottish Petticoat Tails

This wonderful, tradional recipe from 'Scottish Teatime Recipes'

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 8  ounces flour
• 4  ounces cornflour or 4  ounces  rice flour
• 4  ounces butter
• 4  ounces icing sugar
•  caster sugar, for dredging

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease a baking sheet.
3. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and icing sugar.
4. Sift in both flours and work into a smooth dough (if dough is too dry, add a little water to moisten).
5. Divide into 2 equal portions.
6. Roll out on a floured surface and shape into two thin rounds.
7. Place round on prepared baking sheet and prick all over with a fork.
8. Mark each round into six triangles.
9. Bake for 30 to 25 minutes until pastry becomes a light golden colour.
10. Sprinkle with castor sugar while pastry is warm.
11. Cut into triangles according to marks made and cool on wire rack.