Pakistan Rules! Shortbread Rules!

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaa! Pakistan totally devastated New Zealand last night in the third T20 match, and it was glorious to watch! What a magnificent way to end 2010, the year of emotional ups and downs!   Shahid Afridi bowled the fastest spin ever recorded; Tanvir Ahmed was the first international cricketer to ever take a wicket in his first over in both T20 and Test formats, and that's not all! 

Guptill and Friend, yesterday evening.

New Zealand got a massive amount of ducks (batsmen out for 0 runs) and got what must have been their lowest score ever in a T20!!!   Well Done my Lovely Lads!  You guys rule and I cannot wait for your test matches and ODI's...let's continue the Kiwi Krushing! Pakistan Zindabad...Pakistan Rules!  2011 is going to be fan-flipping-tastic!!! Yes Yes Yes!!!

Now as you may notice, my internet is still hobbled, so I have got to make this post short and sweet.  Therefore, like I promised a few days ago, we will be appropriately making sweet Scottish shortbread in honour of Queen Elizabeth, and we'll eat it with a nice cup of pakistani milk tea, in honour of the King of Umpires, Aleem Dar.   Right!  Go wash your hands and let's make something tasty!

Scottish Shortbread

500 grms (1 pound ) unsalted butter
1 cup (250 ml) caster sugar
4 to 5 cups plain all-purpose flour

Pre-heat the oven to 350 F or 180 C.
In a big bowl, use your hands to cream the butter, ie mash it until it's very soft.
Add the sugar, using your hands to mix it all in.
Add the flour gradually, again using your hands to blend it all together.
The dough should be very firm and stiff but not crumbling.
Press the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet or baking pan, make it about 1.5 or 2 centimetres thick. 
Bake at 180 for about twenty minutes or more; the colour should change lightly but do not let the shortbread turn brown.
Remove from the oven, let cool for a few minutes, and cut into small squares.

Enjoy this with a lovely cup of milk tea or dhudhpatti.  If you've forgotten how to make it, here's the link:

http://kikiscookinforcricket.blogspot.com/2010/12/day-for-dhudhpatti-milk-tea.html

So have a good one today, and have a great New Year!  Let's go Pakistan!  Let's get things started off right and let's all make 2011 victorious n' glorious!

Happy Cricket!  Happy Eating!  Happy Pakistan!