Darren Purchese

Shortcrust pastry base

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1 x 24 cm

    base
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      55 min

Appears in
Chefs Eat Breakfast Too
Chefs Eat Breakfast Too

By Darren Purchese

Published 2019

  • About

Ingredients

  • 250 g (9 oz/1⅔ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour
  • 125

Method

  1. Put the flour, butter and salt in the bowl of a freestanding electric mixer and attach the paddle. Turn the machine onto low speed and mix until the texture becomes sandy and the butter is fully incorporated into the dough. Add the egg and water and continue to mix thoroughly to form a dough.
  2. Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and gently knea