Name: How to Make Basic Pastry
Prep time: 40 min
Yield: Makes: 2 x 20 cm (8 inch) galettes or quiches, or 1 x 20 cm (8 inch) pie with a pastry lid
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz/1⅓ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting; 1 pinch salt; 1 tablespoon caster (superfine) sugar (only if making sweet pastry); 45–70 ml (1½–2¼ fl oz) iced water; 75 g non-dairy butter, chilled

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
1

Vegan

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.