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Shortcrust Pastry

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Shortcrust pastry or shortcrust dough is a buttery, crumbly pastry dough which is often used as a base for tarts. This is an eggless version.

Total 00:10
Yield 1 crust

Ingredients

  • 150 g (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 100 g (½ cup) caster sugar
  • 1 tsp grated lemon rind
  • 120 g (1 cup) plain flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 120 g (¾ cup) potato flour

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cream together butter, sugar, and lemon rind in a bowl.
  2. 2
    Sift together the plain and potato flours into a mound.
  3. 3
    Make a well in the center of the mound and add the creamed mixture.
  4. 4
    Knead lightly until the dough is consistent.
  5. 5
    Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour before use.
Method
Baking

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Shortcrust_Pastry