PERFECT SHORTCRUST PASTRY RECIPE
Every Baker should know how to make a Shortcrust pastry recipe. Made basic or sweet, this simple recipe with egg and butter can be used for a variety of the best sweet and savoury dishes, from pies, tarts, quiche, biscuits, and just for a few ideas. while being easy to use, and perfectly crisp and flaky.
Provided by Amber
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Measure out the flour into a mixing bowl with a kitchen food scale.
- Add the salt
- Gently sift flour and salt together
- Add the egg yolks and gently mix with your hands
- Slowly add the water bit by bit as you work the dough with your hands.
- You may not need all the water, so ensure you only add a little bit at a time, work it into the dough and if you still need more, add a little more, until your shortcrust pastry dough is the right consistency.
- Mix the dough until you have a soft pastry dough that pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Gently tip the pastry onto a lightly floured surface.
- Form the dough into a ball with your hands
- Take care to not overwork the dough.
- Gently flatten the pastry into a disc and wrap in saran wrap or press n' seal.
- Chill the dough in the fridge for about 3 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 392 degrees.
- Roll out your shortcrust pastry to the same size as your pie tin on a lightly floured surface.
- Allow a little extra crust to hand over the rim of the pie tin.
- Gently lift the pastry and line the pie tin.
- Press firmly into the corners and sides.
- Prick the base of the pastry crust all over with a fork
- Line the crust with parchment paper and fill with a layer of baking weights or baking beans.
- Blind bake pie crust for 10-12 minutes
- Remove pie crust from oven and gently remove the baking beans/beads and parchment paper
- Gently brush crust with beaten egg wash
- Return to oven for another 5-8 minutes to dry out the crust and seal it.
- Remove from the oven and trim the pie crust sides.
- Set aside shortcrust pie shell to cool while you prepare your filling.
HOW TO MAKE PERFECT SHORTCRUST BY HAND OR MACHINE
A basic shortcrust pastry is easy to make. This foolproof recipe shows how to make it by hand or with a food processor, and shares tips for success.
Provided by Elaine Lemm
Categories Dessert Pie Ingredient
Time 15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients
- Place the flour, salt, and butter in a large, clean bowl.
- Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, working as quickly as possible to prevent the dough from becoming warm.
- Add the water to the mixture. Using a cold knife, stir until the dough binds together. Add more cold water a teaspoon at a time if the mixture is too dry. Form the dough into a ball.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for a minimum of 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes.
- Use the shortcrust dough in your favorite pie, tart, or quiche recipe.
- Place the flour, salt, and butter into the bowl of the processor.
- Using only the pulse setting, pulse until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Avoid overmixing if you can. (Too much handling can result in hard, dry pastry.)
- Through the funnel on the top of the processor, slowly add the water a little at a time until the mixture comes together in a ball.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 15 minutes and up to half an hour.
- Use in your desired pie, tart, and quiche recipe. Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 216 kcal, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 109 mg, Sugar 0 g, Fat 12 g, ServingSize 8 servings or 1 tart, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
SHORTCRUST PASTRY
Shortcrust is probably the most widely used of all pastries and is good with sweet or savory fillings.
Provided by Joanna
Categories Desserts Pies 100+ Pie Crust Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Sift flour into a bowl and rub in butter. Add egg yolk and enough water to make ingredients cling together.
- Press dough into a ball and knead gently on a floured surface until smooth. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Use pastry for tarts, pastries, quiches, or other savory goodies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.6 calories, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 56.1 mg, Fat 12.3 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 83.2 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
PERFECT SHORTCRUST PASTRY
A recipe handed down through 4 generations of my maternal family and tweaked a little by me to make the most delicious short, melt in the mouth pastry that you will ever, ever taste!
Provided by kimpearce
Time 45m
Yield Makes 1 pie and 2 dozen small pies or jam tarts
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Weigh out the 1lb self raising flour and remove 3 tablespoons if you are making sweet pastry, 2 tablespoons if you are making savoury. Then add 2 tablespoons of cornflour and 1 tablespoon of icing sugar for sweet pastry and 2 tablespoons of cornflour and the salt for savoury. Place into the food mixer, I have a Kenwood K Mix but any will do the same job although food processors will do the job much quicker and it is easy to overwork the pastry with them, so be careful. You can do it by hand of course.
- Cut the butter and Trex into small cubes and put in the Kenwood with the K beater on to rub the fat into the flour, have on slow speed until it resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add the 1 egg and enough cold water whilst the machine is still running until it starts to come together. Stop the mixer and combine the dough into a ball, wrap it in clingfilm and put in the fridge for at least an hour. Never, ever over handle pastry or add too much water, this will make it tough - it should feel soft and come together with just a little encouragement.
- Roll out with a little flour make your desired recipe and cook at 220 degrees until golden brown. I always put pies on a flat baking sheet preheated with the oven. This pastry will be golden and short and melt in the mouth, almost like shortbread.
SHORTCRUST PASTRY
This basic pastry is used in many popular recipes, from mince pies to quiches; it's also one of the easiest pastries to start with. The uncooked dough can be frozen or kept in the fridge for a couple of days.
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 50m
Yield makes 1 (14 ounce) crust
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place the flour, salt, and butter in a food processor and whiz or pulse briefly. Add half the beaten egg and continue to whiz. You might add a little more egg, but not too much as the mixture should be just moist enough to come together.
- If making by hand, rub the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse bread crumbs. Then, using your hands, add just enough egg to bring the dough together. With your hands, flatten out the ball of dough, until it is about 3/4-inch thick, and then wrap in plastic wrap, or place in a plastic bag, and leave in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or, if you are pushed for time, in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Variations:
- Sweet shortcrust pastry: In place of the pinch of salt, use 1 tablespoon of icing sugar.
- Sour cream shortcrust pastry: Replace the egg with 2 tablespoons of sour cream or creme fraiche, adding just enough to bring the dough together.
THE PERFECT SHORTCRUST PASTRY
I used it to make a tourtière (meat pie). It's from Ricardo. The taste is very good. And it's flaky. I wrote 30 minutes of cooking time but in fact it's the cooling time. For the meat pie, I baked it at 400 F for 50 minutes.
Provided by Boomette
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 2 crusts
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a food processor, combine the flour and salt. Add the butter and pulse for a few seconds at a time until the butter is the size of peas. Add the water and pulse again until the dough just begins to form. Add water as needed. Remove the dough from the food processor and form two discs.
- Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough on a floured work surface or between two sheets of parchment paper in a 3 to 4-mm (1/8-inch) thick sheet. Use the dough to make a 2-crust pie or line two 23 to 25-cm (9 to 10-inch) pie plates.
RICH SHORTCRUST PASTRY
Everyone was asking me for this pastry recipe, so here it is! It's rich, tasty, and versatile. Freeze what you don't need to use. Enjoy!
Provided by Em Harries
Categories Desserts Pies 100+ Pie Crust Recipes Pastry Crusts
Time 25m
Yield 32
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix flour and salt together in a large bowl. Cut butter into the flour mixture until it is the consistency of breadcrumbs.
- Lightly beat eggs together in a separate bowl; stir into butter-flour mixture. Add water and mix just until incorporated, using your hands to bring dough together.
- Turn dough onto a floured work surface and cut into 4 portions. Refrigerate dough for 15 to 30 minutes before using.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 139.9 calories, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 40.3 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 177.4 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
BASIC SHORTCRUST PASTRY
Learn how to make perfect shortcrust pastry every time with our easy recipe. For best results, make sure the butter is cold
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dessert, Main course, Side dish, Vegetable
Time 10m
Yield 325g
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Sift 225g plain flour into a large bowl, add 100g diced butter and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Stir in a pinch of salt, then add 2-3 tbsp water and mix to a firm dough.
- Knead the dough briefly and gently on a floured surface.
- Wrap in cling film and chill while preparing the filling.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 262 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 29 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 0.3 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium
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