Sweet Shortcrust Pastry

Pâté Brisée

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  • Makes

    1

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    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Paul Allam and David McGuinness

Published 2009

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The following recipe for sweet shortcrust pastry will leave you with a slightly uneven edge around the rim of the tin when you line it, resulting in a tart that looks rustic and homemade, which is what we aim for at Bourke Street Bakery. If you are looking for a perfectly even effect, this is not the correct recipe to use. The fact that this dough has water in it means it will shrink as the water evaporates during baking; the following method is to help counteract this shrinkage. If you are

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