Saffron Short Crust (Sweet)

Name: Saffron Short Crust (Sweet)
Yield: Makes 500g
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1-2 pinches / 20-60 saffron strands soaked in 4 tbsp hot water then allowed to cool completely; 125 g / 4 ½ oz / ½ cup cold unsalted butter cubed; 3 tbsp icing sugar; 1-2 pinches / 20-60 saffron strands soaked in 4 tbsp hot water then allowed to cool completely; 1 egg; 250 g / 9 oz / 2 cups plain flour

Preparation info

Makes
500
g

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fool's Gold

By Sam Bilton

Published 2022

About

Ingredients

250 g / 9 oz / 2 cups plain flour
3

Europe
United Kingdom
Pastry
Vegetarian

Method

Sieve the flour and icing sugar into a bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the egg and 2 to 3 tablespoons of the saffron infusion to bind the pastry (add a little more of the saffron infusion if necessary). Alternatively, blitz the flour, icing sugar and butter in a food processor then add the egg and 2 to 3 tablespoons o