Anyone have a simple shortcrust recipe?!
Anyone have a simple shortcrust recipe?
Can anyone give me a simple shortcrust pastry recipe. Something I can use for jam tarts. Thanks.
Answers:
Shortcrust Pastry
4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 lb salted butter, cut into small pieces
1 egg, beaten
ice cold water
shortening or nonstick cooking spray
1. In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour and salt.
2. Add the butter and cut into flour until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs.
3. (Using a food processor fitted with the dough blade makes the"cutting" process a little easier and faster).
4. Mix in enough cold water to hold mixture together.
5. Form into a ball.
6. Wrap in wax paper (preferred) or plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 30-45 minutes.
7. Assembly: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
8. Spray a baking sheet, muffin tray, etc.
9. with nonstick cooking spray or grease with shortening.
10. Remove pastry from refrigerator.
11. Lightly sprinkle work surface with flour.
12. Roll out pastry to about 1/8-inch thickness.
13. Cut into circles, squares, or any shape and size that you like.
14. Use any filling that you want.
15. To"join" separate pastry pieces together, moisten the edges with beaten egg and gently crimp the edges together.
16. If your dish is to have pastry on the top, brush the top of the pastry with beaten egg.
17. Place on prepared baking sheet, muffin tray, etc.
18. and bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown on top.
19. Pastry freezes extremely well.
Source(s):
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Basic Shortcrust Pastry:
2? hours 15 min prep
1 tart
250 g flour
125 g unsalted butter, chilled and finely chopped
1 egg, chilled
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon water, chilled
1. Process flour, butter and a pinch of salt in a food processor until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
2. Whisk the egg and 1 T chilled water in a bowl until combined. Add to the flour mixture while the food processor is running. Process until the dough forms large clumps before it form s a ball.
3. Turn the dough out onto a work surface eg onto baking paper, and knead gently to bring together. form into a disc for a round tart or a log for a rectangular tart. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or for at least 2 hours.