Basic Shortcrust Pastry
Basic Shortcrust Pastry

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Make perfect shortcrust pastry every time with our easy recipe. Find more pastry and baking recipes at BBC Good Food. Sift the flour and salt into a dish or food processor.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook basic shortcrust pastry using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Basic Shortcrust Pastry:
  1. Take 1 & 2/3 cups Plain Flour
  2. Prepare 125 g Butter
  3. Get 1 Egg
  4. Make ready *Note: The softness can be adjusted by adding Cold Water OR more Flour
  5. Prepare <Additional Ingredients>
  6. Make ready 1/4-1/2 cup Caster Sugar *for sweet pastry
  7. Prepare 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract *for sweet pastry
  8. Make ready 50 g Parmesan Cheese *grated, for cheesy pastry
  9. Get 2-3 teaspoons Instant Coffee Granules *good for chocolate tart

In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt. Cut the butter into the flour using a pastry blender or two knives to get a grainy texture and the butter. I've made this recipe for shortcrust pastry incredible simple, and you can choose to make it either by hand or using a food processor. Here we show you how to make homemade shortcrust pastry from scratch - it's easier than you think!

Instructions to make Basic Shortcrust Pastry:
  1. Food Processor Method: - Place dry ingredients and Butter in a food processor, process until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add lightly beaten Egg and process until dough just comes together. Turn out on a lightly floured surface. Knead gently and shape into a disc.
  2. Basic Method: - Place dry ingredients into a large bowl, add Butter and rub in with fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add lightly beaten Egg and mix to combine. Knead the dough gently on a lightly floured surface and shape into a disc.
  3. Like-Cookie-Dough Method: - Beat softened Butter and Sugars until smooth. Beat in Egg and Vanilla, and mix well. Add Flour and mix to combine, then knead gently and shape into a disc.

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