Florence White

Short Pastry

For Fruit Pies and Tarts

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Florence White

Published 1932

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Ingredients

  • Plain flour 6 oz.
  • butter 4 oz. (or 2

Method

  1. Rub the butter into the flour; add the sugar and salt, ¼ teaspoonful of each.
  2. Mix well.
  3. Make into a firm paste quickly with a little cold water. Be sure not to make the paste too wet, because if you add flour to make it drier it will be ha