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The butter is blended into the flour by rubbing through the fingertips. In modern baking the aim is to keep the fat cold, in this recipe the aim is to melt the fat into the flour. Rosewater is added to bind the crumbs into a dough.

Using the fingertips to rub in the butter.

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The butter is blended into the flour by rubbing through the fingertips. In modern baking the aim is to keep the fat cold, in this recipe the aim is to melt the fat into the flour. Rosewater is added to bind the crumbs into a dough.

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11th Apr 2009 by Diane Earl

Subjects:
 History

Key Stages:
 Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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flour butter rubbing in shrewsbury finger tips georgian

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