Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, very basic shortcrust pastry. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Very Basic Shortcrust Pastry is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Very Basic Shortcrust Pastry is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
But if you're going to make beautiful golden flaky pastry without a soggy bottom in sight - there are a few golden rules you need to know. Make sure your butter and water are cold - This is essential, not just at the start, but the whole way through the recipe. Put flour and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer or food processor. Add butter and quickly cut it into flour until mixture resembles coarse meal.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have very basic shortcrust pastry using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Very Basic Shortcrust Pastry:
- Make ready 1 C (170 g) flour
- Take Salt, a pinch of
- Make ready 40 g butter, cubed
- Get 60 g water
It is buttery and melts in your mouth. It is made with milk and egg, giving it more flavour. Rub in fat using the tips of your fingers until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs. Sift flour into a bowl and rub in butter.
Instructions to make Very Basic Shortcrust Pastry:
- Put all the ingredients except water into a quite large bowl. I didn't add much butter as the other recipes do. I like a light pastry. The more butter, the less water.
- Use your fingertips and thumb to rub in until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Add in enough cold water (if the dough is still dry, add only a table spoon of water at a time) to bind the dough together. Knead it briefly and gently on a floured surface.
- Lightly dust the pin with flour and rest it on the centre of the dough. Then rolling to a shape as you like.
- After you mastered this technique, you can make any pastry. Just change the ratio of ingredients. I will show you more recipes later.
Rub in fat using the tips of your fingers until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs. Sift flour into a bowl and rub in butter. Add egg yolk and enough water to make ingredients cling together. Place the flour, salt, and butter into a large bowl. Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour and salt until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
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