Short Crust Pastry
Delight in creating a flaky and buttery pastry with this simple and versatile recipe. Perfect for both sweet and savory dishes, this pastry comes together with minimal effort, resulting in a tender and delicious base for all your culinary creations.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 8oz plain flour
- 1/4 level tsp salt
- 4oz English butter
- Cold water to mix: allow between 1-1 1/2 tsp per 1oz of flour
Instructions
- Sift flour and salt into bowl.
- Chop butter into pieces and rub into flour, until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Sprinkle the water over the crumbs.
- Mix to stiff crumbly looking mixture with knife.
- Draw together with fingertips, turn onto floured surface, roll into ball and use as required.
Yield
Makes 1 portion
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