Sweet short crust pastry

Name: Sweet short crust pastry
Ingredients: 225 g/8 oz/1 cup plain flour; 115 g/4 oz/1 stick unsalted butter, chilled and diced; 1 small egg, lightly beaten; iced water; a pinch of salt; 50 g/2 oz/¼ cup caster sugar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Floral Baker

By Frances Bissell

Published 2014

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Ingredients

225 g/8 oz/1 cup plain flour
115

Rub the flour and butter together until well combined and crumbly, but do not overwork. Stir in the salt and sugar, and then the egg and enough iced water to bind. Wrap and cool in the refrigerator for 20 minutes before using.