Short'nin' Bread

"Mix up the flour, then you'll be fed. Mama's little baby loves shortnin bread." My grandfather used to sing that to me when I was a kid. I'd never seen a recipe for the famed "shortnin bread" until I started digging around for some very old, Southern recipes.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, very very soft
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1  cup flour

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream the butter with the brown sugar. Add the flour a bit at a time until mixed well.
3. Roll out to 1/2-thickness and cut into "ladyfinger"-like slices. Place on a greased pan and bake for 20 minutes or until just beginning to brown. Cool completely.