How to Make Basic Pastry

Preparation info
  • Makes:

    2 x 20 cm

    galettes or quiches
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Easy Vegan

By Sue Quinn

Published 2015

  • About

This is a very versatile pastry as it can be used for both sweet and savoury recipes. Chilling the dough is important to give the gluten time to relax, making it easier to roll out.

Ingredients

  • 200 g (7 oz/1⅓ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting
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Method

Whisk together the flour, salt and sugar (if making sweet pastry). Cut the butter into small dice and rub into the flour to make a breadcrumb consistency.

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