Russell van Kraayenburg

Shortcrust Dough

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    1 pound

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr

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Making Dough
Making Dough

By Russell van Kraayenburg

Published 2015

  • About

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces bread flour
  • 4 ounces cake flour
  • ½ teaspoon</

Method

Mixing the Dough

Mix shortcrust dough by hand or using a stand mixer.

By-Hand Method

  1. Mix flours and salt in a large bowl. Cut butter into ½-inch pieces and add to bowl. Pinch butter into flour mixture with your hands until mixture resembles coarse sand. Add egg and stir with a spoon until dough begins to come togeth