Bride’s Bonn

Bride’s Bonn is a traditional shortbread from Shetland which was baked by the mother of the bride and broken over the bride’s head as she entered the marital home after the wedding ceremony. It was intended to bless the marriage with prosperity and fertility.

The story goes that guests would scramble to get a piece of the broken shortbread to put under their pillow that night, as it was supposed to give you sweet dreams.

INGREDIENTS

100g butter, slightly softened 50g golden caster sugar 100g self-raising flour 50g porridge oats

Pinch of salt

1⁄2 teaspoon caraway seeds

METHOD

1. Preheat your oven to 150C/300F and butter and line a sandwich tin.

2. Cream your butter and sugar

together really well in a bowl with the back of a wooden spoon or in a mixer. 3. Mix your flour, oats, salt and caraway seeds in a bowl and then add to the creamed butter one tablespoon at a time and mix in well.

4. Once it comes together, press into a buttered and lined sandwich tin. Lightly cut eight slices in the dough and place in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

5. Rest in the tin for five minutes, before allowing it to cool fully on a wire rack.