Le Cordon Bleu

Shortcrust pastry

Preparation info
  • Makes

    530 g

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      30 min

Appears in
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Quiches & Pastries

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

  • About

This delicious dough produces one of the most versatile pastries for quiches and tarts, and is also one of the easiest to make.

Ingredients

  • 200 g (6½ oz) plain flour
  • large pinch of salt</

Method

  1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour and salt. Cut the butter into small 1 cm (½ inch) cubes and place in the flour.
  2. Rub the-butter into the flour using your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  3. Make a well in the centre and pour in the combined egg and water.
  4. Slowly work the mixture together with a palette knife or p