Basic Shortcrust Pastry
Basic Shortcrust Pastry

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Basic Shortcrust Pastry is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Basic Shortcrust Pastry is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

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

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