Rich shortcrust pastry
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 - 25 minutes
Serves: Makes about 600 g
This pastry is used for sweet and savoury dishes such as pastries, pies, tarts, tartlets or flans. When used for savoury dishes, omit the sugar.
Ingredients
500ml (280 g) Snowflake cake flour
2ml salt
200g cold butter
15ml castor sugar (optional)
20ml ice-cold water
5ml fresh lemon juice
1 extra-large egg
Method
- Sift flour and salt together.
- Cut butter into small pieces and rub into flour with fingertips until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add sugar.
- Whisk egg yolk, water and lemon juice together. Add to dry ingredients and cut in with a knife. Knead lightly to a firm pastry.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 3mm. line a greased baking dish as required.
- Use as instructed in chosen recipe. The pastry is usually baked in a preheated oven at 200 °C for 20 - 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
