Shortcrust Pastry
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.
Source and licence
"Shortcrust Pastry" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Shortcrust_Pastry, revision 4525177), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Shortcrust_Pastry&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
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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
Method
- Cream together butter, sugar, and lemon rind in a bowl.
- Sift together the plain and potato flours into a mound.
- Make a well in the center of the mound and add the creamed mixture.
- Knead lightly until the dough is consistent.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour before use.