Sweet shortcrust pastry
By Miriam Nice
Learn how to make sweet shortcrust pastry. You'll be surprised how easy it is, then you can make all sorts of desserts like our apple and blackberry pies
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Prep:20 mins
plus chilling - Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 275
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fat 14g
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saturates 8g
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carbs 33g
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sugars 10g
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fibre 1g
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protein 4g
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salt 0.2g
Ingredients
- 150g plain flour
- 75g unsalted butter
- 50g icing sugar
- 1 egg yolk
Method
Put 150g plain flour and 75g unsalted butter in a bowl and rub together with your fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Mix in 50g icing sugar and a pinch of salt followed by 1 egg yolk. If the pastry feels too dry to form a dough, add 1 tbsp water. Shape the dough into a ball, flatten it out into a disc, wrap it in cling film, then chill for at least 30 mins before using in your recipes. You could try using it to make our apple & blackberry pies.
