I use this pastry dough mostly for tartpie base, but it can be used for cookies. Im not going to lie, the idea of making an apple pie did give me a little. Shortcrust pastry is made up of flour, fat and a liquid to bind, the fat generally being about half the amount to flour flour contains gluten, and the more you work the flour, the more the. Shortcrust pastry is a kind of pastry used for both sweet and savoury baking. Rate this recipe save this to your recipe book print recipe.
Easy shortcrust pastry recipe technique mean green chef. Wed love to hear from you and what you thought of our quick and easy flaky pastry recipe. Reviews in english 18 how can i make a sweeter pastry. Gradually add the water, lifting and turning the flour mixture using a spatula to prevent a portion from becoming wetter than. These crusts are the base for most pastry and pie recipes.
Factory tour cafe interactive zone edmonds baking school kids. It is, in less than 10 minutes your pastry dough will be chilling in the fridge. Shortcrust pastry recipes usually call for twice as much flour as fat by weight. The ingredients include flour, salt, sugar, butter, eggs and baking powder or bicarbonate of soda. Cut the butter into the flour using a pastry blender or two knives to get a grainy texture and the butter is the size of peas. If you want to make your own sweet shortcrust pastry then try this easy recipe. You can create all sort of flavours by adding extra ingredients such as vanilla, cocoa powder, instant coffee powder, etc. It is very versatile and it is used worldwide for recipes of all sorts. Lay one sheet of pastry in a casserole dish and make sure it comes just over the sides of the dish. Elaine lemm is a renowned british food writer, classically trained chef, teacher, and author with over 25 years of experience writing about british food and cooking. Easy and economical to make for use to make your own pies and tarts.
I saw it as this shrinking, complicated fragile nemesis only to be conquered by professional chefs. Try making your own shortcrust pastry with crunchy semolina. Recipe edmonds cookery book short pastry by kimfurcy, learn to make this recipe easily in your kitchen machine and discover other. In a bowl, beat together the eggs, milk, cheese and seasoning. How to make the perfect shortcrust pastry recipe for the. Versatile shortcrust makes terrific tarts, pies and party nibbles. For spiced shortcrust, add 1 tsp ground spice to the flour such as cumin, curry powder, cinnamon or ginger. How to make shortcrust pastry bbc good food youtube. Its sweet, rich, melts in the mouth pastry with a biscuitlike crumb. What it provides is a light crisp, melting crust, which has all the important flavours of the wheat all that you imagine homemade pastry to be. Shortcrust pastry, basic eggless shortcrust pastry recipe.
Short pastry can be used for pies, tarts and quiches. Simply email your name and address to email protected with edmonds in the subject line. This simple, easy and effortless recipe with easy to follow step by step instructions will have you master this pastry like a pro in no time at all. My shortcrust pastry contains a few extra flavours that make it more wellrounded in my opinion and through a lot of experimenting i have found a. To avoid the dreaded soggy pastry bottom, blind baking is a great. I admit, shortcrust pastry may not seem like the easiest dough to master but all it takes to make a beautiful pie and a crunchy tart shell is a good recipe that you can rely on. I am the worlds worst baker, but my pastry came out right on my first attempt. How to make perfect shortcrust by hand or machine recipe. Prep time includes refrigeration time this is in response to a request for homemade pastry. Times given are when using a food processor, if doing by hand add another 5 minutes. Its super quick and in a few moments you have a crisp, golden, buttery piece. Spice up beef mince with turmeric, thyme and hot pepper sauce before folding in shortcrust pastry for a tasty dinner or lunch.
This is why shortcrust pastry is the most popular when it comes to homemade desserts. Recipe edmonds cookery book short pastry by kimfurcy, learn to make this recipe easily in your kitchen machine and discover other thermomix recipes in basics. Shortcrust pastry is a type of pastry often used for the base of a tart, quiche or pie. Edmonds cookery book short pastry recipe community. Im always frustrated that prerolled and packaged shortcrust pastry never has the cooking times and temperatures, they all blithely say refer to your recipe, if you are like me, you often do not use a recipe from browsing through my cookbooks, my recipes and studying shortcrust pastry manufacturers websites ive come up with a setting that should work for most recipes. The pastry, once baked is light, buttery and crispy. Top cooks wrap the pastry in cling film and chill it for 20 minutes before rolling, but if you havent the time, just roll it as suggested in the recipes and chill for about 15 minutes before cooking. How to make perfect shortcrust pastry good housekeeping. Edmonds cookery book has been providing tried and true new zealand recipes since 1908. Here we show you how to make homemade shortcrust pastry from scratch its easier than you think.
How to make shortcrust pastry tips for the perfect. Its a pure delight to eat and the beauty of this shortcrust pastry is that if you make a batch or two, you can freeze by simply wrapping in some plastic wrap. Want to know how to make the perfect shortcrust pastry. Sprinkle cooked vegetables and chicken or bacon, ham or chorizo sausage into the pie shell.
Sweet shortcrust pastry 101 aka pate sucree veena azmanov. This recipe makes enough shortcrust pastry for one pie base in a 2526cm dish. A pate sucree aka homemade sweet shortcrust pastry is the perfect base for many desserts such as tarts and pies. As a rough guide, 810 minutes for something small, 2035 minutes for larger pies, or until the pastry takes on a nice golden brown color. These are bound together with either cold water or with egg for a richer pastry. Cooking times will vary depending on what you are using the pastry for. How to make perfect pastry basic shortcrust pastry recipe.
Not everyone knows that shortcrust pastry is born first in a salted version for timbales and meat pies, and only after the 700 it has been proposed in a sweet version. This version makes it very quick and easy to prepare, so you can call the whole dish your own. Enriched with chelsea golden syrup this delicious sweet pecan pie recipe can be served hot or cold. You can even roll it out, line the tart pan and keep it frozen until youre ready to bake. Add the egg yolk and just enough water to make a nonsticky dough. Shortcrust pastry, when you have a good recipe, is one of the simplest and quickest pastries to make. Every baker should know how to make a shortcrust pastry recipe. The shortcrust pastry is one of the main preparations of pastrymaking and it is the basis for making cookies, tarts or stuffed cakes, and for this reason it must be soft and crumbly. This is in response to a request for homemade pastry. Carefully roll the pastry onto the rolling pin and then over the tart tin, taking care not to stretch it too much. When you make your own pastry you can control the amount of fat and flour you use. Im not going to lie, the idea of making an apple pie did give me a little bit of a start.
Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs. For herbed shortcrust, add 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh herbs or 1 tsp dried herbs to the flour. Troubleshooting short crust pastry, sweet and savoury. Immediately ease the pastry into the ring and use your thumb to gently push it into the bottom and corners. For the first time in years, here is a pastry recipe i really like. A perfect shortcrust should have a light crumbly texture which melts in the mouth when you bite into it and tastes heavenly.
This makes the shortcrust pastry light in texture and less likely to shrink during cooking. Troubleshooting short crust pastry, sweet and savoury august 30, 2016 laura leave a comment of all the pastry to make at home from scratch, short crust is the most useful for both sweet and savoury dishes. The crust is first baked and then the filling is added, to make various pies. It came out perfect about 30 mins in the oven at 170c fan. Short pastry is typically used for pies, tarts and quiches. Wrap and refrigerate if you have time or use immediately. Its also very versatile, you can substitute ingedients as you like. This is a very simple, easiest, onebowl sweet shortcrust pastry recipe, and the portion i.
The pastry needs to be worked with at room tempif you refrigerate it for later, leave it out on the counter for a while to bring it up to room temperature before rolling it out or its not going to work easily. Let rest for 5 minutes before slicing, garnish with chopped herbs. Here, ive given lots of tips and direction about how to use and cook your pastry. Shortcrust pastry is nothing more than a mixture of flour, usually plain flour or allpurpose, as it is known in the us, and a fat, either butter, lard, or a mixture of both. This means i can continue my alphabetical journey through new zealands kitchen bible, the edmonds cook book, where i am still languishing somewhat in the apple section of the a recipes. It is fantastic served with ketchup and in my opinion is probably better cold. Shortcrust pastry can be used to make both sweet and savory pies such as apple pie, quiche, lemon meringue or chicken pie. Made basic or sweet, this simple recipe with egg and butter can be used for a variety of the best sweet and savoury dishes, from pies, tarts, quiche, biscuits, and just for a few ideas. Reviews in english 10 i gave it a go and used it for a quiche.
See tips for making a successful shortcrust pastry. If you have hot hands would advise using a food processor. Making pastry may seem intimidating, but its really a breeze, especially if you have a food processor. Top with juicy fruit and pinch the pastry round the edges to create a rustic finish. Today we are going to look at the basics of the preparation method, including some possible variations. Follow our tips and tricks below for the perfect pastry for your pie, tart or quiche. Shortcrust is probably the most widely used of all pastries and goes well with sweet or savory fillings. The case for shortcrust not fashionable, not clever, not overrich, but for my money the humble shortcrust is one of the best pastries of all. Just double the quantity if you need a top and a bottom. Shortcrust pastry glossary of artisan craftsmanship.