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MacGillivrays Scottish Gifts and Coffee Shop




Our menu changes from time to time. We reserve the right to adjust the prices should circumstances change.


Lazy ShortbreadThis is one of the easiest shortbread recipes I've ever come across.

9 oz plain flour,
9 oz self-raising flour,
9 oz cornflour,
9 oz castor sugar,
2 250gm packs butter

Method
Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl.
Melt butter gently in a saucepan.
(Be careful at this stage; "chip pan fires" can happen with hot butter!) Pour melted butter into the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.

Divide the mixture into two and spread evenly into two baking trays (approx 16" x 10"). Prick the shortbread with a fork at intervals - create a pattern, if you like. Place the baking trays into a moderate oven (I use a fan oven which I heat to 150ºC) and bake until golden brown.

Take out of the oven and cut into portions, dust with castor sugar and allow to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

My thanks to Mrs Mary Latimer, Helensburgh for kindly giving me this recipe several years ago. I have used it for our coffee shop ever since!

 

 
Our menus

Home-made Soup with roll and butter.
Home-baking including Scottish pancakes, traditional shortbread, almond slice, millionaires shortbread, mint slice, empire biscuits and banana and walnut loaf.
Salads
Baked potatoes
Toasties
Tea,
Coffee,
Cappuccino,
Hot Chocolate


MacGillivray's offer quality service in a small, intimate coffee shop. As far as is possible, we use locally produce; to the best of our knowledge, there are no genetically-modified ingredients.

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During the past few months, we have been delighted to have Ruth working for us; she is now returning to her home in Indonesia and we will miss her very much indeed! Good luck in your career, Ruth.

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MacGillivray's Scottish Gifts,
89 West Clyde St,
Helensburgh,
Argyll,
G84 8BBPhone
01436 675161
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