Baking help please..asap!!!

[Patchninja]

Recipes? Please? Will also accept the finished result

[mothhawk]

I have several wooden shortbread moulds. I can never get the uncooked moulded shortbread out of them - not even using quick-release spray. I've tried everything.

Have you tried dusting with cornflour instead of greasing? Then fill with chilled dough then chill again for 30 minutes so you can give the mould a very firm rapping to turn out the dough.

[mothhawk]

I have several wooden shortbread moulds. I can never get the uncooked moulded shortbread out of them - not even using quick-release spray. I've tried everything.

I presume you're using bare wood moulds, i.e.untreated?

There's an online store in Derbyshire that sells a finish to apply to all wooden eating/cooking utensils that seals the wood and makes releasing the dough, and cleaning the mould, easier, if you're interested -
General Finishes Wood Turners/Salad Bowl Finish

[julesapple]

Have you tried dusting with cornflour instead of greasing? Then fill with chilled dough then chill again for 30 minutes so you can give the mould a very firm rapping to turn out the dough.

Our neighbour, when we lived in Aberdeenshire, showed me that way - it still didn't work.

I presume you're using bare wood moulds, i.e.untreated?

There's an online store in Derbyshire that sells a finish to apply to all wooden eating/cooking utensils that seals the wood and makes releasing the dough, and cleaning the mould, easier, if you're interested -
General Finishes Wood Turners/Salad Bowl Finish

But this might be the solution! Thanks, MH!!

[Nicos]

I added a bit of cornflour to mine to make it shorter- but I think I prefer a bigger resistance to the bite!
..having said that- they didm't last long!!!

[Creemteez]

Currently making shortbread hearts as "Favours" for my step-sons wedding in May. I've got about 200 in the freezer (raw) and have about the same to make. This is the recipe I'm using and it's very good. It makes a LOT of biscuits (I'm averaging about fifty per batch), but, hey, can you actually have too much shortbread in the house???
3/4lb Unsalted butter - softened
1 Cup castor sugar
1tsp Vanilla Extract
3 1/2 Cups Plain Flour
1/2 tsp salt

Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla together until pale and fluffy.
Sift the flour and salt together ans ad to butter and sugar mixture.
Mix well until it forms a soft dough.
Divide into 2 slightly flattened discs and chill for thirty mins (If I'm feezing them after cutting out, I don't bother with this step.)
Pat, or roll out to preferred thickness - I do mine to about two pound coins thickness.
Cut out cookies or press into tin for petticoat tails.
Place on tray lined with baking parchment and bake 10-12 minutes 350 degrees.
Sprinkle with sugar as soon as they come out of the oven.
Put kettle on......