How to Make Short Crust Pastry
Shortcrust pastry is made up of flour, butter and water bind it all together.The perfect pastry is soft and 'short', or crumbly. To get the best results, make sure all your ingredients are cold before you begin and don't over handle the dough. This will help keep your pastry light and crumbly.
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter
- 3 tablespoons iced water
Instructions
- Either in a food processer or rubbing in by hand, process the butter, salt and flour until it resembles fine crumbs
- Add about 3 tablespoons water and mix just until the dough holds together when pinched
- Turn the dough onto your work surface and make it into a ball
- Gently flatten the ball into a disk, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about one hour or until firm
- Roll out as needed
Notes
This will make enough for the base of a 9-inch pie
Nutrition Facts per serving
Calories: 1420kcalCarbohydrates: 127gProtein: 18gFat: 94gSaturated Fat: 59gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 4gCholesterol: 244mgSodium: 1898mgPotassium: 206mgFiber: 5gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2836IUCalcium: 54mgIron: 8mg
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