Basic Shortcrust Pastry
Basic Shortcrust Pastry

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, basic shortcrust pastry. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have basic shortcrust pastry using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Basic Shortcrust Pastry:
  1. Prepare 1 & 2/3 cups Plain Flour
  2. Take 125 g Butter
  3. Get 1 Egg
  4. Get *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. Prepare 50 g Parmesan Cheese *grated, for cheesy pastry
  9. Make ready 2-3 teaspoons Instant Coffee Granules *good for chocolate tart

Sift together the flour and the salt. Slice the cold butter rapidly and drop the slices into the flour. With a pastry blender or two sharp knives, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse corn meal. Sprinkle the ice water of the flour-butter mixture and stir it very quickly with a fork, until the dough gathers together.

Steps 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.

Process the flour and butter in a food processor until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. While the motor is running, add enough iced water to form a smooth dough. When ready to use, roll out on a lightly. The case for shortcrust - not fashionable, not clever, not over-rich, but for my money the humble shortcrust is one of the best pastries of all. What it provides is a light crisp, melting crust, which has all the important flavours of the wheat - all that you imagine home-made pastry to be.

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