Easy Short Crust Pastry
Easy Short Crust Pastry
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups plain flour
- 125 g butter, cold
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon cold water
Instructions
- 1
Place the 125 g cold butter and 1 1/2 cups plain flour into a food processor.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Whizz for about 30 seconds until the mixture looks like fine crumbs.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Add the 1 egg and 1 tablespoon cold water to the food processor.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Whizz again until the mixture clumps together into a dough.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Tip the dough onto cling wrap.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Flatten the dough slightly.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Wrap the dough up in the cling wrap.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
⏱️ 30 min
- 9
Once chilled, roll the dough out to fit a tin.
⏱️ 5 min
- 10
Pop the rolled-out dough back into the fridge to chill again while preparing the filling.
⏱️ 30 min
- 11
Bake at 180°C until golden brown, or as required for your recipe.
⏱️ 20 min•🌡️ 180
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Easy Short Crust Pastry
- 1 1/2 cups plain flour
- 125 g butter, cold
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon cold water
Instructions
- 1
Place the 125 g cold butter and 1 1/2 cups plain flour into a food processor.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Whizz for about 30 seconds until the mixture looks like fine crumbs.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Add the 1 egg and 1 tablespoon cold water to the food processor.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Whizz again until the mixture clumps together into a dough.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Tip the dough onto cling wrap.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Flatten the dough slightly.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Wrap the dough up in the cling wrap.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
⏱️ 30 min - 9
Once chilled, roll the dough out to fit a tin.
⏱️ 5 min - 10
Pop the rolled-out dough back into the fridge to chill again while preparing the filling.
⏱️ 30 min - 11
Bake at 180°C until golden brown, or as required for your recipe.
⏱️ 20 min•🌡️ 180