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Basic Short Crust Pastry Recipe
by Global Cookbook

Basic Short Crust Pastry
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  Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 170 gm plain flour
  • 40 gm butter or possibly hard margarine
  • 40 gm white fat

Directions

  1. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.
  2. Add in the fats cutting them into small pcs with a knife.
  3. Then rub into the flour with the tips of the fingers till the mix resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  4. Using a roundbladed knife fold in sufficient cool water to make a hard dough.
  5. The dough should be hard not sticky or possibly crumbly.
  6. Wrap and refrigeratefor 15 to 20 min before using.