Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, very basic shortcrust pastry. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Very Basic Shortcrust Pastry is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Very Basic Shortcrust Pastry is something which I have loved my entire life.
But if you're going to make beautiful golden flaky pastry without a soggy bottom in sight - there are a few golden rules you need to know. Make sure your butter and water are cold - This is essential, not just at the start, but the whole way through the recipe. Sift flour into a bowl and rub in butter. Add egg yolk and enough water to make ingredients cling together.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook very basic shortcrust pastry using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Very Basic Shortcrust Pastry:
- Get 1 C (170 g) flour
- Take Salt, a pinch of
- Make ready 40 g butter, cubed
- Get 60 g water
It is made with milk and egg, giving it more flavour. This sweet shortcrust pastry recipe makes the perfect pastry to wrap delicious fruit pies or sweet tarts in. It is simple to make and has just the right amount of sweetness to compliment the filling. It will turn you into a a bit of a kitchen diva and no-one has to know how easy it was!
Steps to make Very Basic Shortcrust Pastry:
- Put all the ingredients except water into a quite large bowl. I didn't add much butter as the other recipes do. I like a light pastry. The more butter, the less water.
- Use your fingertips and thumb to rub in until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Add in enough cold water (if the dough is still dry, add only a table spoon of water at a time) to bind the dough together. Knead it briefly and gently on a floured surface.
- Lightly dust the pin with flour and rest it on the centre of the dough. Then rolling to a shape as you like.
- After you mastered this technique, you can make any pastry. Just change the ratio of ingredients. I will show you more recipes later.
It is simple to make and has just the right amount of sweetness to compliment the filling. It will turn you into a a bit of a kitchen diva and no-one has to know how easy it was! The recipe above is ideal for savoury pies, flans and quiches, but for a sweet dish you may prefer to use this rich shortcrust pastry recipe. To avoid too much rolling, handling and shaping, have your flan dish handy and place it on top of your pastry to check for size. Cooking times will vary depending on what you are using the pastry for.
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