{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/2020/12/ted-lasso-biscuits","result":{"data":{"markdownRemark":{"id":"47a4b4fd-d688-5080-a124-e64d0ea76c8d","html":"<p>We discovered the brilliant Ted Lasso a few weeks ago and devoured the show. It is fun, funny, and uniquely positive. It is a show full of good people who all seem to be having some bad times.</p>\n<p>But the real star of the show, are the English Biscuits that Ted gifts to Rebecca in the second episode.</p>\n<p><span\n      class=\"gatsby-resp-image-wrapper\"\n      style=\"position: relative; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 512px; \"\n    >\n      <a\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-link\"\n    href=\"/static/6065d7269366901c33ab9cb6a687550b/36dd4/rebecca-biscuits.jpg\"\n    style=\"display: block\"\n    target=\"_blank\"\n    rel=\"noopener\"\n  >\n    <span\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-background-image\"\n    style=\"padding-bottom: 47.719298245614034%; position: relative; bottom: 0; left: 0; background-image: url('data:image/jpeg;base64,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'); background-size: cover; display: block;\"\n  ></span>\n  <img\n        class=\"gatsby-resp-image-image\"\n        alt=\"Rebeccas Biscuits\"\n        title=\"Rebeccas Biscuits\"\n        src=\"/static/6065d7269366901c33ab9cb6a687550b/36dd4/rebecca-biscuits.jpg\"\n        srcset=\"/static/6065d7269366901c33ab9cb6a687550b/6c669/rebecca-biscuits.jpg 285w,\n/static/6065d7269366901c33ab9cb6a687550b/36dd4/rebecca-biscuits.jpg 512w\"\n        sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\"\n        style=\"width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;vertical-align:middle;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n      />\n  </a>\n    </span></p>\n<p>Thanks to some other recipe hunters that I found online, these were identifed as Scottish Shortbread. I tried a few of these recipes and none of them quite hit the mark for me. But then I found a <em>genuine</em> Scottish Shortbread recipe (or at least, as genuine as I can tell as an American who has never had Scottish Shortbread) and it came out near perfectly.</p>\n<h2>Recipe</h2>\n<p>I modified the recipe a bit, both to match the asthetic of the show, and to brighten up the flavor a bit (the original recipe came out a bit bland).</p>\n<h3>Ingredients</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup butter, softened</li>\n<li>1 cup sugar</li>\n<li>2 cups flour</li>\n<li>1 tablespoon vanilla</li>\n<li>sea salt</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Instructions</h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.</li>\n<li>Cream the butter and sugar until they are fluffy.</li>\n<li>Add the vanilla.</li>\n<li>Slowly incorporate the flour.</li>\n<li>Pour dough into an 8x8 inch pan and flatten it until it is smooth.</li>\n<li>Sprinkle with sea salt.</li>\n<li>Bake for 40 minutes.</li>\n<li>Then, turn off the oven and leave in for another 20 minutes.</li>\n<li>Then, remove from oven and let rest in pan for 30 minutes.</li>\n<li>THEN, you can carefully remove them from the pan.</li>\n</ol>\n<p><span\n      class=\"gatsby-resp-image-wrapper\"\n      style=\"position: relative; 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