Sable

Methods

• Take butter and icing sugar in a mixing bowl and beat together with an electric beater.
• Add rice flour, refined flour, salt and vanilla essence and continue to beat with the beater till it forms a dough. Wrap the dough in cling film and keep it the refrigerator for 30 minutes to become a little hard.
• Bring the dough out of the refrigerator, unwrap and shape it into a long roll of 3 cm diameter. Wrap the roll in butter paper and keep in the refrigerator again to set for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 180º C. Line a baking tray with butter paper.
• Bring it out of the refrigerator, unwrap and cut it into two pieces.
• Spread castor sugar in a plate. Dampen the dough roll surface with a little water, roll in the castor sugar till well coated.
• Cut the rolls into thick slices and place on the prepared baking tray. Keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes.
• Take the tray out of the oven, cool slightly and arrange on a serving platter to serve.