Make this recipe a recipe that people in that category can eat. categories: ['low_sodium'], recipe: first of all beat the butter in a bowl with a wooden spoon to soften it then beat in the sugar followed by the flours. work the ingredients together with the spoon then finish off with your hands till you have a dough that doesn't leave any bits in the bowl. next transfer the dough to a flat surface a roll it out lightly to a round then transfer the round to a 8 inch flan tin. lightly press the mixture evenly into the tin . now you must prick the shortbread all over with a fork or it will rise in the centre. bake for about 1 hour (gas 2 / 300f /150c).

Target recipe: in a bowl, combine the butter and sugar and blend to make a paste. add the yolk and blend thoroughly. add the flour and using your fingers, blend to make a crumbly dough, being careful not to overwork. pat firmly into a 9-inch pie pan and let rest in the refrigerator at least 2 hours or overnight. remove from the refrigerator and prick the bottom of the crust with the tines of a fork. place a sheet of parchment or foil in the pie tin and fill with pie weights or dried beans. bake the crust in a pre-heated 400ºf. oven for 10 minutes. remove the pie weights and foil and bake for another 5 minutes or until light golden brown.